True Stories for Imaginary People

  • Cover of Nightmare's Queers Destroy Horror special issue 37, October 2015, guest edited by Wendy N. Wagner. A painting of a boy trapped in a skull. A beetle with enormous mandibles hovers above him.

    Naked Lunch, Body Horror, & William S. Burroughs

    My first nonfiction essay for Nightmare Magazine was commissioned for the Queers Destroy Horror special issue. I am so proud.

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  • a black and white image of author Clive Barker in a tuxedo. Image from the cover of his book, Coldheart Canyon

    An Interview with Clive Barker

    Once, I had the pleasure to be Clive Barker’s guest for several days in LA. Just imagine what we boys got up to. Read the interview here.

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  • Cover of a digital issue of The Stranger. The headline of this article + a watercolor illustration of two men, one shirtless in bed, one naked and about to take Truvada.

    The Case for PrEP

    This article led to my book deal for The PrEP Diaries. No journalists had written about PrEP from the perspective of actually using the medication. The illustration above is by the wickedly talented Levi Hastings.

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  • Evan dressed in lingerie drag as Dr. Frankenfurter in the live performance of the Rocky Horror Picture Show

    The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Four Decades of Queer Punk

    Exactly what it says on the label. Yes, that’s me in the photo. Enjoy.

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  • Cover of Nightmare Magazine issue 91, April 2020. A tree-human hybrid sits in a grey wood and gazes at a blue bird on their branch-hand.

    Mental Health and Ableism in Horror

    I’ve written several nonfiction pieces for Nightmare Magazine. Thanks to editor Wendy Wagner for the opportunity!

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  • "Blood & Spades" written in a stylized font. Underneath, it reads "Poets of the Dark Side"

    The Body Is A Poem–Let's Cut It Up

    My entry on the Horror Writers Association poetry blog, Blood and Spades. Thanks to Marge Simon for having me as a guest!

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