I’m just fascinated by that world. The different way of making art, as opposed to sitting and writing as you and I do. We’re not there when people read it. But with live music, every night is the final product and you’re always making it anew.
Read MoreWhenever I work on a project, I want to watch how queerness moves through the world. Since I’m queer, everything I make is queer. Every place I go. Like, I was talking to a friend the other day, and I said every bar is a gay bar if I’m in it.
Read MoreYou are not just a productive machine. You are not just defined by labor or output. You’re allowed to nourish yourself with companionship, and inspiration, and reading.
Read MoreLooking back matters. We should recognize what is of value in tradition, or what our contemporary culture doesn’t pay attention to. But we need to also recognize the truth of the past, which, well, for a long stretch of this country’s history, it didn’t make enough room for folks.
Read MoreWe second guess ourselves so much during writing. We'll stop, read, edit, overthink… I think by starting with something wild, we can get rid of some of the overthinking.
Read MoreSneak peek from Issue 22: By the time Jenny found out what was happening, she realized Luke had actually been doing pretty well, considering what he was up to was illegal.
Read MoreWe are different in many ways because of where we come from and because of what colonialism has done to us. Regardless of where you come from, we all have one thing in common, and that’s our ability to feel. If we can acknowledge that, then perhaps we can fix something that has been broken for a long, long time.
Read MoreEveryone's pathway to publication or representation or any other literary milestone is very different. If you hear 10 different writers talk about the process of getting their first books published, you'll hear 10 different stories.
Read MoreWriting is a hard career with a ton of setbacks and very few external rewards. So my advice is to be kind to yourself and celebrate every victory.
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