Haiku for Adulthood: Quickies
#205 I’m used to the women I date being straight, but never straightforward. ____________ #206 I’ll never forget our first meeting. You spoke to my very soul: Hoooooooooooooonk! ____________ #207 It’s...
View ArticleThe Invisible Struggle
I just finished this quirky book, The Chairs Are Where The People Go, by Misha Glouberman and Sheila Heti. It’s basically Glouberman’s thoughts on topics he’s interested in. There’s a chapter on spam...
View ArticleBook Clubbed: Dorothy Allison’s Bastard Out of Carolina
I love books. On my OkCupid profile, I say that books are my dominatrix. Nothing inspires me more, influences my writing, speaks to my soul, verbs my cliche noun, etc. And yet, I never seem to write...
View ArticleBook Clubbed: Joan Didion’s The Year of Magical Thinking
Welcome to installation two of Book Clubbed. If you missed installation one and/or don’t know what the hell I’m talking about, go here and enjoy Ammie’s review of Bastard Out of Carolina. To continue...
View ArticleGetting laid off (twice) was the best thing that happened to me
This was adapted from my newsletter, Annagrams, which you should sign up for, so we can send overly personal emails to each other and talk about books and writing and life and probably Bob Ross memes....
View ArticleThe 10 best lesbian books where no one dies!
I joked about this in The Lesbian Sex Haiku Book (with Cats!) — and in The Toast post that prefaced the book — but A LOT of books, movies, and TV shows featuring queer characters die! There’s even a...
View Article10 things I learned about sex, desire, and relationships from Esther Perel’s...
I picked up Esther Perel’s Mating in Captivity after watching her poignant TED talk about how to sustain desire in long-term relationships. (If you want a Cliff’s Notes version of the book, watch the...
View ArticleWin 10 Bestselling LGBTQ Books
Happy Fall! I’m doing a giveaway of 10 awesome LGBTQ books. Details and book descriptions below. Sign up, share, win! Win 10 Bestselling LGBTQ Books The Books* Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé...
View ArticleWant an ARC of my new book, Pivot?
The pre-order page for Pivot is up! It’s out August 30 – though in a fun Amazon glitch, you can evidently order a print copy now. So feel free to do that, if you’re so inclined! (You have to wait to...
View ArticleCrafting Your Ultimate Book Series: A Video Guide for Aspiring Authors
How do you write a book series that keeps readers coming back for more? This was the subject of a recent Golden Crown Literary Society panel, which involved myself, Melissa Brayden, KC Luck, Ann McMan,...
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