I went to the mall yesterday. Voluntarily. I do not like malls. My wife needs an outfit for the GCLS awards night, which is awkward because she still hasn’t entirely accepted that we are going to Vegas (Her: we are only there for like two or three nights, right? Me, lying: Yes). Neither of us… Read More Why is Everything Polyester?
When I sent in the proposal for Cash Braddock, my publisher was like “yeah, cool, here’s a contract for four books.” Which was batshit because, you know, I only pitched one. I included titles and half a sentence about books that would maybe follow that one, but I swear that’s it. The result of this… Read More Sorority Girl Uprising: Empathy and Writing Sexual Assault
As promised, here is the final installment of my conversation with Aurora Rey about the intersection of cultural roots and queerness. In part our discussion was a result of this essay at Autostraddle, which I can’t believe you haven’t read yet. If you would like some context, here are parts 1 and 2 of our… Read More Cultural Roots and Communal Behavior: A Discussion Between Aurora Rey and Ashley Bartlett Part 3
Over the past few weeks, Aurora Rey and I have been discussing our cultural roots and our queerness and the ways they intersect. In part our discussion was a result of this essay at Autostraddle, which you should absolutely read. If you would like some context, here is the beginning of our conversation. We will… Read More Cultural Roots and Communal Behavior: A Discussion Between Aurora Rey and Ashley Bartlett Part 2
Over the past few weeks, Aurora Rey and I have been discussing our cultural roots and our queerness and the ways they intersect. In part our discussion was a result of this essay at Autostraddle, which you should absolutely read. We have found (okay, we knew this before) that there are a number of commonalities… Read More Cultural Roots and Communal Behavior: A Discussion Between Aurora Rey and Ashley Bartlett
This summer I’m dragging my wife to the Golden Crown Literary Society conference in Las Vegas. She’s never been to Vegas. Probably because she hates to travel. In all fairness, we are both introverts who don’t generally like to leave the comfort of our apartment. We like our bed and our cat and our coffee… Read More The Art of Misleading
People legit think I’m my characters. Which I get. I write in first person. It’s intimate. Plus, my narrators are sarcastic and good-looking. It’s hard to distinguish sometimes. For the record, I’m not my characters. In fact, we have very little in common. There is one fundamental similarity between Cash Braddock and me, though. We… Read More When Barbers Become the Gender Police
