Critic, essayist, and storyteller exploring literature and culture through a gay critical lens.
I write about the stories we tell ourselves to understand who we are—how books shape identity, how culture reflects and distorts it, and how queer narratives challenge the way we see ourselves and the world.
Getting here hasn’t been a straightforward path. Read the backstory.
“If you have the right people and the right kind of vision in mind, then that's a very magical combination of getting shit done.” Read more.
On the 80th anniversary of the Holocaust, I reflect on how Anne Frank’s story challenges us to confront today’s world. Check out the essay in The Red Hook Star-Revue.