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Published Works

Novel

JAZZ MOON, Kensington Books

  • WINNER: Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction

  • FINALIST: Lambda Literary Award for Best Gay Fiction

Story Collection

KISS THE SCARS ON THE BACK OF MY NECK, Amble Press

  • SILVER MEDALIST: Independent Publisher Awards

  • NOMINATION: The Story Prize

Short Stories

“You Can’t Do That to Gladys Bentley!” Volume 1 Brooklyn

“Paulie,” Newtown Literary

“Fluff,” Global City Review

“Gift Shop,” The Piltdown Review

“The Girls’ Table,” Strength

“Picnic Street,” The New Engagement

“Language,” Chelsea Station

“Brushstrokes,” Love Stories from Africa

“Cleo,” Storychord [NOMINATION: Pushcart Prize]

“A Proper Welcome,” Shotgun Honey

“Skin,” Chelsea Station Magazine

“Frou-Frou,” Rind Literary

“Baby Boy,” Keep This Bag Away From Children

“Eye Candy,” Promethean

“Jazz Moon,” (precursor to the novel) Best Gay Stories 2009

Essays

What to Read When You Have a Passion for Eclectic Stories,” The Rumpus

“Harlem and Me,” Read it Forward

Interviews

“A Conversation with Poet Rigoberto Gonzalez,” Newtown Literary

“A Conversation with National Book Award Finalist Lisa Ko,” Newtown Literary

Poetry

“Entitlement,” Van Gogh's Ear

“Impressionism,” Priapus

“Speakeasy,” Anthology Magazine

As Reviewer

“The Noguchi Museum - A Portrait,” Publishers Weekly

“Kay WalkingStick: An American Artist,” Publishers Weekly

“Between Memory and Museum: A Dialogue with Folk and Tribal Artists,” Publishers Weekly

“Body of Art,” Publishers Weekly

As Editor

Newtown Literary, Issues 7 - 16

Best Gay Stories 2017 (Lethe Press)