Take a look at my new chapbook, "Heterotextual," available on Scribd.com! I'm really excited about the poetry in this collection, and it's a thrill to share it with the world.

Next up: Look out for my work in the forthcoming anthology, "Troubling the Line: Trans and Genderqueer Poetry and Poetics" (arriving in March from EOAGH/Nightboat…

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Starting at a young age, I was taught to seek strictly medical explanations for individual problems.  My father had worked for a time counseling alcoholics and addicts, and he placed full reliance upon a combination of prescription medication and time spent on the therapist’s couch.  However, my life challenges have been structured in ways that defied this logic.  It is true that bipolar disorder can be treated successfully with medication.  However what I was not told in the beginning is…

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Many people know that every human body, regardless of sex, contains testosterone and estrogen. The proportion of both depends on whether one is born biologically male or female. Men have more testosterone than estrogen and women have more estrogen than testosterone. The balance of both is crucial. For example, if a woman does not have enough testosterone in her system, she suffers as much as a man who doesn't have enough of the same hormone in his body. The exact… Continue

Young Feminists have been adept at calling out transphobic attitudes and words, particularly the demeaning phrase "tranny". Sometimes the line between acceptable and unacceptable usage is easy to decipher. This makes it easy to identify a problem. However, when gender, sexuality, and fantasy converge, the results often end up complicated, controversial, and in hot debate. Throw into the mix the concept of reclaiming epithets, especially those turns of phrase…

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I had an interesting conversation the other night. My partner, it seems, feels a bit inadequate in that I often seem to be more feminine than her. In this instance, she was referring to my refined choice in underwear, shall we say. Ordinarily, her attitude towards anything this outwardly feminine would be a towering shrug of the shoulders, but somehow when her partner is unintentionally upstaging her, gender guilt surfaces. I may not have much money, but I do make sure that what I wear reflects… Continue

The doctor called early in the morning yesterday. This is highly unusual for her, so I knew there must have been something important she needed to tell me. I have total faith in her uncanny ability to accurately diagnosis illnesses and deficiencies, so what was uncovered answered many of my questions. It also left one crucial inquiry unanswered.



It seems that a round of bloodwork revealed that my testosterone level is extremely low. I had gone in to have an awful sinus infection… Continue