J. S. Kuiken

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  • Publication: Bello

    Publication: Bello

    Bello was published in October 2020 by Foglifter, and features a trans man, on vacation in Florence. While there he spots an attractive Italian man and embarks on the most strange and wonderful one night stand. Purchase copies here.

    J. S. Kuiken

    October 14, 2020
    announcements, featured
    featured, publication
  • Premiere: “And Ten More Years” (audio play)

    Premiere: “And Ten More Years” (audio play)

    I previously mentioned that my short audio play “And Ten More Years” had been selected for Project Outbreak to be performed. Well, tonight is the premiere, at 7 pm MST.  Meet Emery, James, and Ren, a polyamorous trio celebrating their ten year anniversary, though not at all harmoniously. Cameo by some very important pineapple juice.…

    J. S. Kuiken

    May 8, 2020
    announcements, Blog, publication, scriptwriting, theater
    audio play, featured, pandemic collective, project outbreak
  • The Minutiae of Life

    The Minutiae of Life

    I’ve been struggling mightily with my current project, a novella I have been working on since 2016. I have persisted through four drafts now, and I hope that the current draft, the fifth, will be closest to what I have wanted the project to be from the inception. But it’s been so damn hard to…

    J. S. Kuiken

    May 4, 2020
    Blog, meta, novella: bloom
    fiction, literary fiction, novella, novella: bloom, writing
  • Theater is Dead; Long Live Theater

    Theater is Dead; Long Live Theater

    I recently came across someone’s blog post where they lamented theater in a COVID-19 world. They claimed that without live performances and human interaction, theater is effectively dead. Really. Because from where I’m standing, my students have access to plays via streaming services online. Just this last week I saw a dramatic reading of a…

    J. S. Kuiken

    April 27, 2020
    Blog, meta, theater
    theater
  • Lesbian Visibility Day

    Lesbian Visibility Day

    So like any good gay/queer I am late to whatever queer function is happening. Yesterday was Lesbian Visibility Day. I recently finished writing a short play about two lesbians. They meet after a terrifying pandemic has wiped out most of the human race. It’s been two years since either of them have seen another person.…

    J. S. Kuiken

    April 27, 2020
    Blog, excerpt, theater, writing
    concerto for two violins, featured, lesbian visibility day, queer, queer fiction
  • Performance: Rex

    Performance: Rex

    Rex is a play about an English inkeeper who tries to deceive tourists concerning the site of King Arthur’s grave, with humorous results. It was written for the Young Playwright’s Workshop at Denver Center for the Performing Arts in 2000. It was also performed there.

    J. S. Kuiken

    April 23, 2020
    Blog, publication, theater, writing
    playwriting, publication, theater
  • Short Story: They Are Life

    Short Story: They Are Life

    They Are Life is a short story that follows a bold and rebellious woman’s quest to save a doomed people. It was originally published in U. S. Represented in 2015.

    J. S. Kuiken

    April 23, 2020
    Blog, publication, short story
    publication, second person, short story
  • Publication: Nothing Beyond This

    Publication: Nothing Beyond This

    Nothing Beyond This is a flash fiction story about love at the edge of the world. It was originally published in U. S. Represented in 2013.

    J. S. Kuiken

    April 23, 2020
    Blog, flash fiction, publication, writing
    featured, flash fiction, publication, second person
  • Publication: Like Dying

    Publication: Like Dying

    Like Dying is a flash fiction piece about a man grappling with child abuse. It was originally published in U. S. Represented in 2015.

    J. S. Kuiken

    April 23, 2020
    Blog, flash fiction, publication, writing
    flash fiction, publication, writing
  • Publication: Man to Man

    Publication: Man to Man

    Man to Man was first published in Cactus Heart in 2012. It follows a trans man, Ben, a ranch-hand who picks up an odd job and meets a handsome, charming stranger along the way.

    J. S. Kuiken

    April 23, 2020
    Blog, featured, publication, queer, short story
    featured, publication, queer fiction, short story, writing
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