Netflix cancelled the diverse show that represented you.Debt Financing Doesn’t Last ForeverJan 3Jan 3
A Gen-X Writer’s Foray into Young Adult FictionKnow your audience. Or don’t, and have fun.Dec 30, 2023Dec 30, 2023
No Justice, No Peace.Dima Novak’s QUEENSIDE is more than a YA story about a chess club. It’s an urgent call for collective action in a divided society.Dec 26, 20231Dec 26, 20231
Puzzling Through the Lauren Hough Lambda Literary SituationThe result isn’t necessarily greater justice. The result is more people paying lip service to progressive orthodoxy, and playing…Mar 22, 20221Mar 22, 20221
The Russian DefenseDima Novak’s PUSHING PAWNS is a bold, smart YA tale about chess, friendship, and Soviet nostalgia.Jan 15, 2022Jan 15, 2022
20 Years On, “What’s Cooking?” is the Greatest Thanksgiving Movie Ever MadeHow a 2000 movie about four diverse families celebrating Thanksgiving is at once dated, nostalgic… and timelyNov 26, 2021Nov 26, 2021
Our culture, not the Rittenhouse verdict, is the problem.And, it isn’t going to change in my lifetimeNov 21, 2021Nov 21, 2021
Is Disney’s Luca a gay movie? Yes, and we need to say so.Those saying it’s an innocent tale of childhood friendship are doing a disservice to gay boys, who need a story about what it’s like to…Jun 20, 20212Jun 20, 20212
Why I re-wrote a years-old short story nobody reads.Keep editing, or shelve it? Whether a story is a success or forgotten, writers should enjoy storytelling.Feb 19, 2021Feb 19, 2021
But What About Kenosha? Aren’t Democrats Also to Blame?If the raid on the capitol building were simply about “violence,” perhaps we could compare them.Jan 10, 2021Jan 10, 2021