Category: Blog
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Returning to My Ex
Novel writing can be a little bit like a romantic relationship. Love survives and flourishes in an environment where you actively commit to the act of loving. Love doesn’t just happen. Love is something one must do. Novel writing is the same way. A story is nurtured and blooms only when you have the discipline […]
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Dropping Some Radical FREE Fiction for Pride Month
This quaint little one-night stand fantasy is, in fact, a radical, revolutionary tale.
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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.
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 