A lot happened for me in 2025, namely publishing a book and becoming a parent. Of course, I want people to read my book, but if you want something quicker, I’m also extremely proud of this piece I wrote for HuffPost early in the year. Support gender affirming care for all!

Sharing a few more end-of-year mentions of No Offense! First up, this kickass list by @jenstjude.bsky.social, one of the best humans ever.

I may not be the big, annually anticipated book list, but at least I’m consistent in recommending great creative nonfiction! Here’s my fav CNF reads of 2025.

Ah yes, the three genders: male, female, nonbinary lollipop.

The thing about having a newborn and also having plans on a Saturday night is that I’m more excited to drop him at my parents’ earlier so I can take a nap, than I am for the actual plans.

It’s my birthday and all I want is for people to buy subscriptions to my queer sports newsletter. Annual subs are 20% right now too! www.thefrankiedlc.news

Saw the first Paranormal Activity with a row of my high school friends - the entire theatre screamed multiple times. Also seeing The Perks of Being a Wallflower for the first time and feeling Charlie’s breakdown toward the end so viscerally that I couldn’t breathe.

If you’re looking for something literary to listen to, I got to chat with Pete on the @chillsatwillpod.bsky.social! Grateful for a wonderful convo.

Just remember: if someone tells you nobody cares about your Wrapped today, they’re wrong. I care. Deeply.

Tis the season for year-end lists! 🥂 Many thanks to the good folks at @lithub.com.web.brid.gy for recognizing small press books and for including No Offense! Special shoutout to @nancytownsley.bsky.social who read and reviewed the book!

Look at this gorgeous list and these gorgeous books. You all know this started a year ago with a grumpy wine skeet and a half baked idea of mine!?? Look at what we made!!! My gratitude is so deep this morning. lithub.com/100-notable-...

Happy Halloween from Elliott and ET! 🎃

Yesterday I was crying watching my dog sleep cause I love him so much. My wife is giving birth to a literal human being tomorrow. Wtf?? How will I live???

The last book I read for #100SmallPressBooks2025 was No Offense: A Memoir In Essays by @jackiedwrites.bsky.social (ELJ Editions). It digs into their life as a queer person today, the travails of planning a wedding or buying a car illustrating awkward and sometimes directly hostile interactions.

Huh wow turns out the people who wanted to misgender and deadname trans people and use racist slurs never cared about free speech, they just wanted to misgender and deadname trans people and use racist slurs

Very excited to have an essay published in The Queer Love Project! It’s about found family, the hypocrisy of Christianity, and…the beach? If you aren’t subscribed to the QLP substack, you’re missing out! queerloveproject.substack.com/p/jackie-dom...

For quite some time, it’s been a writing goal of mine to have a piece in @riverteeth.bsky.social’s Beautiful Things. Proud to have made it in with this little essay about my mom, who’s still my best friend.

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Many thanks to @saribotton.bsky.social for including me in the wonderful Memoir Land author questionnaire. If you’re not subscribed, you should be!

Endless gratitude to @iambrianwatson.bsky.social for this lovely review of NO OFFENSE in @hippocampusmag.bsky.social! hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/08/revi...

Lesbians packing for vacation

Really not grasping the bad reviews and complaints about lack of plot for the new season of The Bear. When the acting is this good and the characters are this endearing, I will watch 900 hours of character development and dialogue and never get bored.

More of this. More putting our bodies on the line to protect innocent people. More standing up against fascism and fake authority and state sanctioned violence when it matters most.

Hey hey, it’s my birthday! It would be a lovely treat if you’d buy my book!

Wrote almost 3k words today. That’s the first time I’ve drafted anything new since the book came out.

So thankful to J Brooke for this review of No Offense in The Rumpus! 🙌🙌

“What is remarkable...is what Domenus does to unite this relatively small sector of the queer community with a far greater maligned population.” ‪@jbrookewrites.bsky.social‬ reviews @jackiedwrites.bsky.social‬’s No Offense (‪@emergejournal.bsky.social‬). ➡️ buff.ly/XoKkfZ1

I’ll be at WorldPride(!!) in DC this weekend talking all things books, gender, and queerness with @jeanofthegraes.bsky.social and @miriamzperez.bsky.social! Come hang out! littledistrictbooks.com/products/wor...

Just started @jackiedwrites.bsky.social's NO OFFENSE, and by the second essay "Of Dogs and Men," I have become a pool of tears.

Since next year’s AWP panel proposals are due soon, just putting it out there that I’d love to be on one about memoir in essays, queer & trans CNF, hermit crab essays, experimental CNF, small press authors, etc. Hit me up!

Listen, I know it’s had its many weaknesses, but this final season of The Handmaid’s Tale is fucking phenomenal.

Trying to spread some positivity so here’s me announcing that our queer little family is about to grow! Please enjoy this ridiculous photo of my dog.

📢📢 Kevin needs a new publisher, let’s help him find one! Suggestions?

Hey I’ve got a great idea. Let’s loudly announce “Make America Healthy Again” but NOT provide healthcare to Americans!

Re: NEA grant terminations - here’s an extremely helpful spreadsheet to follow for updates/share/add info to.

The 3 sexual orientations:

This is tonight! You can register for free/pay what you want. Also, if you can’t make it tonight but wanna hear the convo, it’ll be recorded and sent out to anyone who registered!

The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.

Join us virtually next Sunday, 4/27 at 6 pm ET for a reading and discussion about No Offense! You don’t even have to leave your house! @hippocampusmag.bsky.social hippocampusmagazine.com/event/storie...

One of hundreds of people abducted by ICE and sold to slavery in El Salvador was a 19 year old with no criminal record in the US or Venezuela and no tattoos of any kind. An ICE kidnapper who grabbed him outside his house said, "He's not the one." The other said, "Take him anyway." So they did.

this is Mohsen Mahdawi, the green card holder who was just arrested by ICE for rendition at his citizenship interview

Wow. Omar El Akkad’s ONE DAY, EVERYONE WILL HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AGAINST THIS is a must-read. Especially in this moment, as the government continues its violent attempts to silence those who speak out against genocide.

Just accidentally captured my entire attitude on my laptop screen. The unexpected perks of having written a book whose title begins with “no” lol.

Got this devastatingly beautiful flash piece by @caseymulliganwalsh.bsky.social in my inbox this morning via @short-reads.org. Give it a read!

Got some sweet sweet book mail! Can’t wait to dig into this one by @amiesouzareilly.bsky.social!

Who do I know in Baltimore?! Come hang out and talk with us about creating change as queer artists. The venue is beautiful, it’s BYOB, the vibes will be immaculate. partiful.com/e/Qhupwv8ulQ...

Attorneys for Columbia student Yunseo Chung, whose green card the Trump administration is trying to revoke over her ties to Gaza protests, have asked to unseal the search warrant affidavit that federal agents filed last month to search her dorm room. theintercept.com/2025/03/28/i...

beestung is now open for new work by two-spirit, genderqueer, and non-binary writers! we're usually only open for a few days or so! beestungmag.com/about/