books
A Little Chatter
A Little Chatter explores some heavy ideas – difficult relationships, the weight of family history, the steady erosion of youth’s innocence – with a perfect balance of respect and humor. Whether it’s a tomboy and her first crush or an old man’s fascination with a woodpecker, the characters in these stories have something to say. Read more...
Slaves to the Rhythm
When I started writing Slaves to the Rhythm back in 1991, I was marking a certain place in time, bearing witness the early years of the aids epidemic, when being HIV+ was a death sentence, and a community stood helpless as their brothers and sisters fell. Then my father sent a copy of our family tree. On my “branch,” there was no mention of my partner, Stephan. Five of the most important years of my life were edited out of our family’s past because of a man's faith, and fear, and I wasn’t going to allow it. Read more...
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