Writing something meandering and plotless. Can't wait to tell my agent.

Thank you @hexliterary.bsky.social for publishing "Volcano People" and thanks so much @wigleaf.bsky.social and @andrewporter01.bsky.social for selecting it for Wigleaf Top 50! 🥰🌋

It was such an honor and a delight to serve as the Guest Selecting Editor for the 2026 Wigleaf Top 50! Congratulations to all of the authors whose stories were selected and also to all of those on the longlist! 🎉 And huge thanks to @sudhab.bsky.social and the rest of the Wigleaf staff! ❤️

Thank you @hexliterary.bsky.social for publishing "Volcano People" and thanks so much @wigleaf.bsky.social and @andrewporter01.bsky.social for selecting it for Wigleaf Top 50! 🥰🌋

this is my first time ever being selected for the Wigleaf Top 50! so thrilled & delighted. thank you to @sudhab.bsky.social, Scott Garson + the @wigleaf.bsky.social team, @andrewporter01.bsky.social, @aaronburch.bsky.social, & @havehashad.com 💀 🪦 🤍

Writing another novel while sitting on the deck of the Titanic. 🤷‍♂️

UPCOMING NYT OP-EDs: The Sad Rise of Gross Women Ladies Being Scared of Your Disgusting Body: New Approaches Why I Stopped Allowing My Kid to Watch Blue’s Clues (Faggy Stripes) Yes to Being Groped! Asparagus Leads to Avocados: I Said It Coming Out as Aryan 🤮 Scenes from My Country House

My extremely helpful first draft note to myself.

asterismbooks.com/publisher/pi... Also just bought a book from @pizamapress.bsky.social for anti-prime day!

We’re running an Anti-Prime Day sale tomorrow through Friday 🫡 10% off everything in-store and online! You can’t own the damn river Shop indie Read widely Live freely

Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through 6/26, enjoy free standard shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.

nice blank word doc you got there. would be a shame if something gets written in it

And written by a genuinely lovely person. I'm going to read it again because my soul could use it this week.

Haunting, dreamlike in both that magical and disturbing way. Strongly recommend getting it

Just finished "Brother & Sister Enter the Forest", a devastatingly beautiful novel by @rpmirabella.bsky.social

One cute thing about my friends and family who are not a part of the lit world, is they think my novel was "successful." And you know what, I let them think that.

"When I was a kid, I made up happy lyrics for sad songs. This is called denial." The Freezer Door, @mbsycamore.bsky.social

"When I was a kid, I made up happy lyrics for sad songs. This is called denial." The Freezer Door, @mbsycamore.bsky.social

RFK Jr. says that HPV vaccine is “dangerous and defective”. A new study from England shows that HPV vaccines have reduced deaths from cervical cancer to ZERO for women aged 20-24. Significant reductions in older age groups were observed as well, though the latter have lower vaccination coverage.

Needs to be said again and again: Readers need to be able deal with multiple POVs in a book. If you don’t like it, aesthetically, fine. But saying that it’s hard to read is a bit silly. Multiple POVs have been around since the beginning of storytelling.

I don't know how other people ask for blurbs, but I asked people whose books I'd actually read and loved. I seem to be in the minority. I have received so many requests this year and it is obvious the person has not read my book. They think "also gay and will probably say yes because he's a nobody."

I own two copies. I think about it weekly. The book is a fantastic fever dream about siblings and confrontation of the darker/darkest parts of our selves. READ IT.

Other places you can buy my book: your local indie, directly from PRH ww.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/719498... Ok I'm done. 😆

bookshop.org/p/books/brot... I don't promote my novel much anymore. It's three years old now. But, it is on backorder at Bookshop and that makes me sad (widely available elsewhere). If you've thought about getting it, I'd love if you could order it at the link. Really want to get it back in stock!

i think to be a writer you have to be stubborn, defiant, and at least a bit delusional. i mean, you have to believe—and keep believing—that you have something worth putting on the page. even just for yourself.

I guess miracles do happen, because Publishers Weekly actually quoted me as saying “The publishing industry is really biased against queer work that doesn’t follow traditional rules about narrative” and "genre is the enemy of creativity," yes, get ready for queer writing out of bounds💫🌺💞🐇🎉⚡🎉⚡🎉

My landlord fixed the deck and I can now sit out there and read, so I have quit my job and canceled all other responsibilities.

Somehow I got added to my friend’s Lyft app where, for years, I’ve been getting text notifications whenever she requests a ride. “E***a is on her way.” “E***a has arrived!” I hope she never takes me off. I love knowing that you out there living, girl.

On 12 June, MJM had his first plum of the season. His linen tees got 11% more sheer. He started signing credit card receipts, “It’s over for you bitches.”

COVER REVEAL: I'm super excited to share the cover of my story collection After Last Call, coming out next April from @malarkeybooks.bsky.social. And thanks to @mrwojorising.bsky.social for the amazing work he did designing the cover 💙 Pre-order link: malarkeybooks.com/store/afterl...

I've written two novels and I think i finally understand that I have to have the feeling of excitement and confusion inside of my chest. I may not know much about what I'm writing, but that feeling says: "There's something here. There's enough for this to be a novel."

A chilling fairy tale of sisters, grief, privacy, and guilt. 🥰

and you could have it all. my empire of social media accounts where I post the same things for the same 8 people

Hey all. If you’re a queer writer, I would love your thoughts on writing workshop culture for my new Substack – The Load. The survey is anonymous and so short! 🙏🏼

"A novel feels like it should be protected for a long time." Check out my conversation with writing jewel @rpmirabella.bsky.social 💜⛓️💎

It was so lovely to speak to @andrewhahn.bsky.social about writing and being a gay writer specifically. 🥰

I didn't write a ton on my retreat, but I realized I like the little world of this new thing and maybe it's a novel?

I didn't write a ton on my retreat, but I realized I like the little world of this new thing and maybe it's a novel?

It was so lovely to speak to @andrewhahn.bsky.social about writing and being a gay writer specifically. 🥰

🌈📚 📖 All-Night Pharmacy by @ruthmadievsky.bsky.social an intoxicating portrait of a young woman consumed with unease over how a person should be Affiliate Link bookshop.org/a/100590/978... #booksky #queerbooks #lgbtqia #bi

🌈📚 📖 Brother & Sister Enter the Forest by @rpmirabella.bsky.social a queer coming-of-age novel follows a young man's relationship with a violent older boyfriend—and how he and his sister survive a terrible crime Affiliate Link bookshop.org/a/100590/978... #booksky #queerbooks #lgbtqia

Pride?! You mean the same thing that killed Icarus?!

Hacks box set when?

What if you're an emerging writer who got stuck halfway out of the cocoon and you just slowly shrivel until a lemur comes along to eat you?

What if you're an emerging writer who got stuck halfway out of the cocoon and you just slowly shrivel until a lemur comes along to eat you?

I’M ONE YEAR OLDER & MY INDIE PRESS HAS TWO MORE BOOKS OUT TODAY! A one-person operation I launched on my birthday in 2025, @pizamapress.bsky.social has been both a passion project & a learning experience. Rewarding, daunting, joyous, stressful, all of the above. asterismbooks.com/publisher/pi...

I haven't been this unhappy since I was a teen, but a good book still thrills me.

big abandoned mall vibes online lately

being logged out of my work pc after five minutes for security reasons in my own home and then having to sign back in feeling guilty and anxious because i was offline for ten minutes pooping

Bluesky, where posts die after 10 minutes! ☄️