june '25
sometimes, all i think about is you
news
it wouldn’t really be pride month unless i was up to my ears in queer adventures, would it? indeed, it’s been a busy month—chapbooks and collaborations and publications galore! so let’s do the news.
first, a reminder about my book: my full-length poetry collection this book will not save you is available from dogleech books in print and digitally
but also: i have a new microchapbook, this is my stop, available from Maverick Duck Press! special shoutout to EIC Kendall who loves Daria as much as i do.
published poems: “eternal return as dr. salvador's chainsaw” and “eternal return as seed souls” in The Light Ekphrastic May 2025 Issue
fun fact: the second piece was written as a response to a painting by fellow Baltimore-based artist Michelle Spiziri, and she painted something based on the first piece
published poem: “and then at his funeral, they fired him” in Plork Press’ Plorkology 2025
published poem: “eternal return as bella swan’s depression” in Libre Issue 3
published poem: “the ballad of angelica and susie” in Y2K Quarterly
published poems: “poem after executive order,” “poem from my deathbed,” “poem for the cishet woman who says including transmasc people in ‘women’s’ issues isn’t relatable to her personally,” and “poem in which a tech bro thinks i am mentally ill” in en*gendered Summer 2025
published poem: “pride as a corner bar” in the Baltimore Beat Pride issue
fun fact: this piece made the back cover of the print issue!
published collaborative work: “coalesce” in Icebreakers Lit (collab with
)published poem: “my gender is jaywalking in stilettos” in Silly Goose Press’ Pride 2025 issue
published poem: “poem for the family members who voted for him” in Little Patuxent Review’s Summer 2025 Issue
published fiction: “Young Thrills” in Lavendwriter Magazine
published collaborative work: “fire” in Spark to Flame Issue 5 (collab with D.W. Baker)
published piece: “ativan halen” in BRUISER
notes + sneak peek
forever circling the same topics of burnout and creative production. believe it or not, i feel the former knocking at my threshold right now and am doing my best to keep it all together. here’s a bit about that from my latest essay/rant, “on being prolific” (which, btw, you should read if you haven’t yet):
on being prolific
"...in case anyone needed a reminder, i pushed myself too hard career-wise a while back, and then the rest of my life fell apart around me and i was stuck keeping pace with an absolutely grueling standard i’d set for myself. it’s okay to lower your expectations sometimes. we live in a capitalist hellscape. survival, especially for the marginalized, gets harder and harder by the day. it’s good to have aspirations, but it’s also good to be realistic and adaptive."
friends
call: Muzzle Magazine is open for submissions until 7/15
release: Sadee Bee’s My Hurt Shall Devour You is now available for pre-order with dogleech books
current events
here’s what i’ve been reading, watching, listening to, and playing.
books: NuGrowth: a mixtape by Breasia Boyd, Bone / Blood / Blossom by Mandy May, Fat & Fire by Roseanna Alice Boswell, Boiled Owls by Azad Ashim Sharma, Hinting at Decolonization by Nicola Andrews, Bluff by Danez Smith
tv: Hell’s Kitchen, Love Island USA
games: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
shameless plug
i have reopened paid subscriptions. while the pool will always be 100% free, i’m frankly in a place where i could use any additional income i can get right now. if you’d prefer not to ferry your money through substack (i get it), you can also set up a recurring donation on ko-fi or send me a tip (scroll to the bottom for payment links).