Publications

Selected Bibliography of Publications

(Creative, Critical, Scholarly, and Reviews)

Creative Writing

• “Charm, Offensive.” Variant Literature Journal, Issue 5. Oct. 2020.
• “Five Years, Thirty: A Reflection.” Emerging Writers: An Anthology of Nonfiction. Z Publishing, 30 Oct. 2018.
• “I Still Believe in Words.” Brave Voices Magazine, no. 1., 15 Oct. 2018.
• “Around the World.” Towers Magazine, no. 96, Spring 2017, engl.niu.edu/_pdf/towers-docs/towers.96.2016.v1.1.pdf.

Columns/Craft

• “What is LGBTQ+ Literature?” DIY MFA, Feb. 9, 2021, diymfa.com/reading/what-is-lgbtq-literature?

Criticism

• “Dreams as Narrative Structure in Wide Sargasso Sea.” ThoughtCo, Mar. 17, 2017, thoughtco.com/dreams-in-wide-sargasso-sea-3964610.
• “The Great Gatsby and The Lost Generation.” ThoughtCo, Jun. 27, 2018, thoughtco.com/the-great-gatsby-the-lost-generation-739963.
• “Individuality and Self-Worth: Feminist Accomplishment in Jane Eyre.” ThoughtCo, Jun. 27, 2018, thoughtco.com/feminist-accomplishment-in-jane-eyre-3997943.
• “Thoreau in the 21st Century: Can Walden Still Speak to Us Today?” ThoughtCo, Jun. 27, 2018, thoughtco.com/thoreau-in-the-21st-century-3990694.
• “Womanhood and Individualism: ‘The Awakening’ of Edna Pontellier.” ThoughtCo, Mar. 17, 2017, thoughtco.com/womanhood-the-awakening-of-edna-pontellier-4020783.

Scholarly

• From A Whisper to a Riot: The Gay Writers Who Crafted an American Literary Tradition. KDP, 2018. https://www.amazon.com/Whisper-Riot-American-Literary-Tradition/dp/1797500074
• Gay Men’s Literature in the United States (1903-1968): Uncovering the Buried Roots of a Queer Tradition. Dissertation, Northern Illinois University, 2017.
• “Queering the Postmodern: Dennis Cooper’s George Miles Pentalogy.” Watermark vol. 10, Spring 2016, cla.csulb.edu/departments/english/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/WM10-Guts.pdf.

Reviews

• “Gone with the Wind: Echoing Through the Ages.” Literary Ladies Guide, Feb. 24, 2017, literaryladiesguide.com/literary-analyses/gone-with-the-wind-a-review-and-appreciation.
• “Orlando by Virginia Woolf: Gender and Sexuality Through Time.” Literary Ladies Guide, Feb. 12, 2017, literaryladiesguide.com/book-reviews/orlando-by-virginia-woolf-gender-identity-and-sexuality-through-time.
• “Sanditon: An Unfinished Novel by Jane Austen.” Literary Ladies Guide, Mar. 13, 2017, literaryladiesguide.com/book-reviews/sanditon-an-unfinished-novel-by-jane-austen.
• “‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ (1892) by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.” ThoughtCo, Jun. 27, 2018, thoughtco.com/the-yellow-wallpaper-p2-3894032.