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Check Out the Cover and an Excerpt From the Upcoming Super Queer Fiction Anthology ‘Be Gay, Do Crime’

Read Temim Fruchter’s story from the upcoming Be Gay, Do Crime short fiction anthology.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Oct 1, 2024

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The U.S. Occupation of Hawaiʻi Haunts the Pages of This Extraordinary Short Fiction Collection

It’s beautifully constructed from start to finish, and while the stories will get under your skin, it’s a welcome invasion.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Jan 5, 2024

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Short Fiction Collection “Girlfriends” Presents Expansive, Nonlinear View of Transition and Dysphoria

The trans women in Girlfriends often find themselves stuck in the spiderweb of someone else’s drama or self-implosion.

Nic Anstett —

Dec 28, 2023

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“Human Sacrifices” Is a Latine and Feminist Gothic Must-Read

Gothic is the instrument by which Latine authors have historically been able to explore coloniality, migration, violence, and other horrors of Latin American society.

Lily Alvarado —

May 15, 2023

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Quiz: Which Queer Short Story Collection Should You Read?

Need some bite-sized pieces of queer fiction? Try a short story collection!

Casey —

May 7, 2023

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Short Fiction Playlist: Five Queer Short Stories Featuring Pop Culture

Find sexy pirates, bachelorette viewing parties, and Whitney Houston crushes in these pop culture-packed queer short stories.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Feb 25, 2023

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Speculative Short Fiction Collection “Sweetlust” Disturbs and Delights

This is a deeply feminist work, but it’s not sanitized, commodified feminism. The feminism here is raw, living, harsh and at times, violent.

Nico —

Feb 13, 2023

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Author Lydia Conklin on Being Queer in the 90s and Writing Characters in Transitional Moments

“Somebody told me that pretty much everyone who grew up queer, especially in our generation, is a secretive person or has an ability for secrecy.”

Annie Liontas —

Aug 22, 2022

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K-Ming Chang on Writing Sex Scenes, Profanity in Myths, and Letting Flash Fiction Be Messy

I’m finally getting to write the sex scenes of my dreams — some really weird, some really tender, and others in between.

Ruth Minah Buchwald —

Aug 11, 2022

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With Characters From Middle School to Middle Age, This LGBTQ Short Fiction Collection Has the Range

In resisting the tidiness of a happy ending, Conklin demonstrates something profound and important that made me cry at several of these stories.

Yashwina —

Jun 22, 2022

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Jean Chen Ho on “Fiona and Jane,” the Eros of Friendship, and Finding Your Fiction Community

“When I was writing these women and their mothers, I wanted to show that these are individuals.”

Em Win —

Mar 28, 2022

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Morgan Thomas On Weaving Genderqueer History Into Their Debut Short Fiction Collection “Manywhere”

“I was really interested in writing about specifically Southern and genderqueer characters, in part because I felt like I hadn’t seen myself in both the literature and in the sort…

Abbie Jones —

Jan 24, 2022