Thank you to Orca: A Literary Journal for publishing the middle-aged angsty gay bear story, “Carnie Love Tug.” Sneak a peak below, and consider ordering a PDF copy of the whole issue for a modest $4 USD, or a gorgeous full colour print copy for $11.99 USD (+ shipping). Lots Read more…
Jamie Tennant interviews me for GET LIT, his weekly podcast and radio show on CFMU-FM. We talk about the emotional but not necessarily financial rewards of the writing life, writing for social change vs social acceptance, the deep magic of city living and the gritty realism of ghosts.https://cfmu.ca/episodes/23237-get-lit-episode-for-2020-10-15
The good folks at Spacing Magazine are celebrating 15 years of awesome urban work by launching an anthology exploring potential life in Toronto, fifteen years from now. Hence, Toronto 2033 edited by Jim Munroe, illustrated by Mathew Borrett, and directed by Matthew Blackett. Local sci fi writers were invited to Read more…
If you happen to be in San Francisco, California, hit up STRUT, the Foglifter Launch Party Extravaganza for Volume 3 Issue 2 …. Saturday November 10, 2018 at 470 Castro Street Bubbly and dancefloor extremism and readings from the latest issue. Order a copy online and enjoy the queer delights Read more…
“Set in a not-so-distant future and broaching many of the themes currently in the news -political polarization, nuclear warfare, gender inequity, religious extremism, climate change- this carefully crafted, suspenseful novel is a reminder of just how awful things could get if we don’t get our act together.” Check out Carly Read more…
Tarry This Night – included on CBC’s top 20 Fall Fiction Reads – is hot off the press, so order your copy from a favourite independent bookstore now! Or visit the author at various readings to get your own signed copy ….. Tuesday Sept 19, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm Read more…
Tarry This Night, Kristyn Dunnion’s dystopic novel set in a polygamous cult’s bunker, is forthcoming this Fall with Arsenal Pulp Press. Tarry This Night is a timely examination of patriarchy’s inevitable end -it shall devour itself!- and a powerful narrative of female resistance. Darkly poetic language and haunting imagery light Read more…
Winter is almost done for another year, but before you dispense with holing up, blanketed and well-booked at some fiery hearth, check out The Tahoma Literary Review. “Now Is the Time to Light Fires,” aka my winter lesbian ghost story, is included in Issue #9. It’s free to download e-copies Read more…
Check out the latest issue of Cosmonauts Avenue, Montreal’s premier kick-ass online magazine! I’m thrilled to have fiction featured alongside work by Michelle Tea, Chris Ames, and Eileen Myles, not to mention so many other talented writers. Pour yourself a cup/cocktail and cozy up with this month’s offerings. Flat Ass Read more…
Check out The Winnipeg Review for a peek at some brand new short fiction from yours truly! Asset Mapping in Stoop City is inspired by life events and especially by the Coffee Time parking lot on my corner in the ever-evolving west end of Toronto. Remember people, it’s important to Read more…