Laury A. Egan, fine arts photographer and former book designer
Julian K. Jarboe
Julian K. Jarboe, Lammy award winner, resident of Salem, Massachusetts
Emanuel Xavier
Emanuel Xavier, Nuyorican poet, homeless advocate, and former wharf rat
Juliano Delgado Lopera–Revisited
Juliana Delgado Lopera, Colombian writer, historian, speaker, storyteller, and former Executive/Artistic Director of RADAR Productions in San Francisco, reads from her Lammy winning “Fiebre Tropical”
K-Ming Chang
K-Ming Chang, Kundiman fellow, editor at “The Offing” magazine, and National Book Foundation “5 under 35” honoree
Barbara Sjoholm
Barbara Sjoholm, journalist, translator, travel writer, who publishes mysteries and lesbian fiction under the name Barbara Wilson
R.L. Merrill
R.L. Merrill, educator, music critic, food reviewer, and romance writer
Willy Wilkinson–Revisited
Willy Wilkinson, writer, public health consultant, expert in transgender issues, and LGBTQ activist
David Kingston Yeh
David Kingston Yeh, Toronto-based counsellor and educator
Anand Vedawala–Revisited
Anand Vedawala, Indian-born writer, artist, educator, and Executive Director of San Francisco Zine Fest
Jennifer Steil
Jennifer Steil, PhD Candidate/ Researcher at the University of Birmingham, and former journalista who now lives in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
James Crews–Revisited
James Crews, poet, educator, anthology editor, and writing coach
Kim Shuck
Kim Shuck, Seventh Poet Laureate of San Francisco
Chen Chen–Revisited
Chen Chen, educator and Jacob Ziskind Poet-in-Residence at Brandeis University
Charles Jensen
Charles Jensen, award-winning writer of chapbooks, director of the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program, and host of “The Write Process”
Luiza Flynn-Goodlett–Revisited
Luiza Flynn-Goodlett, poet, reviewer, and editor-in-chief at Foglifter
Jan Steckel
Jan Steckel, physician, Peace Corps member, reviewer, and award-winning poet
Jasper David Lauter–Revisited
Jasper David Lauter, poet, trans activist, and drag performer
Richard LeMay
Richard LeMay, award-winning filmmaker
Thea Matthews–Revisited
Thea Matthews, San Francisco native, poet, scholar, and activist
Tina Kakadelis
Tina Kakadelis, author of the Carly Allen Trilogy, and huge Bruce Springsteen fan
Lannie Stabile
Lannie Stabile, award-winning poet and chapbook creator
Jack Dickson
Jack Dickson, playwright, filmmaker, and author of the crime fiction Jas Anderson series recently republished by ReQueered Tales
Gillian Cameron
Gillian Cameron, artist, professional storyteller, filmmaker, educator, and self-professed “bookstore lady”
Miah Jeffra
Miah Jeffra, founding editor of Foglifter Press, Santa Clara University staff member, and social/art activist
Valerie Miner
Valerie Miner, award-winning author, international journalist, reviewer, and Stanford professor
David S. Pederson
David S. Pederson, mystery writer at Bold Strokes Books
Ian Madison Keller
Ian Madison Keller, bisexual trans man who escaped Provo, Utah, and lives near Portland
Linnéa Capps
Linnéa Capps, president of the Furry Writers’ Guild, editor-in-chief at Unsung Games, former circus worker and staff writer at PokeGoldfish
Lance Ringel
Lance Ringel, political activist, playwright, and staff member at Vassar College
Kathryn Bond Stockton
Kathryn Bond Stockton, Director of Gender Studies at The University of Utah, English professor, mountain biker, and skate skier
Michael Alenyikov
Michael Alenyikov, former bookstore clerk, clinical psychologist, cab driver, and interactive media writer
Terra Snover
Terra Snover, video game designer, comic artist, filmmaker, and political candidate (briefly)
M. D. Neu
M. D. Neu, award-winning author at Nine Star Press, blogger, founder of Bay Area Queer Writers Association, and avid scuba diver
Wayne Goodman
Wayne Goodman, host of Queer Words Podcast, as a guest on the WROTE Podcast
Eric Andrews-Katz
Eric Andrews-Katz, massage therapist and entertainment reviewer
Leigh Harlen
Leigh Harlen, writer of dark leaning speculative fiction who enjoys petting strangers’ dogs, crocheting, and enthusing about bats
J. Scott Coatsworth
J. Scott Coatsworth, community organizer and member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
J. Marshall Freeman
J. Marshall Freeman, musician, graphic designer, poet, and bicyclist rights advocate
Jaimie Kelton & Robin Hopkins
Jaimie Kelton & Robin Hopkins, co-hosts of the podcast “If These Ovaries Could Talk”
Brent Calderwood
Brent Calderwood, journalist, literary critic, editor, copywriter, and poet
Robert Joseph Greene
Robert Joseph Greene, reluctant activist and reteller of fairy tales
Lee Patton
Lee Patton, educator, playwright, and author with Bold Strokes Books
Mari Naomi
Mari Naomi, award winning author and illustrator who maintains databases for queer, disabled, and cartoonists of color
Brad Shreve
Brad Shreve, hospitality industry survivor, beach bum, proud dad, and host of Gay Mystery Podcast
Bob Angell
Bob Angell (author name R.R. Angell), techie, activist, former defense contractor, who writes short stories, and has his first novel, “Best Game Ever”
Naomi Wolf
Naomi Wolf, best-selling author, feminist, and political advisor
Naomi Wolf–Bonus Material
Bonus material includes discussions of Larry Kramer, the evolution of her new book, “Outrages,” and sexuality in the 19th Century.
Nicole Disney
Nicole Disney, a lifelong storyteller who loves exploring the hidden corners of life
Hugh Ryan
Hugh Ryan, queer historian, teacher, curator, and speaker in New York City
Anne Laughlin
Anne Laughlin, Chicago native, real estate agent, and fan of writing residencies
Sam Ledel
Sam Ledel, author with Bold Strokes Books who likes to chase her Jack Russell Terrier around the apartment, watch way too many movies, or stare out a window with a cup of coffee in hand
Barbara Ann Wright
Barbara Ann Wright, Texas native and speculative fiction author at Bold Strokes Books
Garth Greenwell
Garth Greenwell, author, poet, literary critic, and educator
Erin Pringle
Erin Pringle, who describes herself as a writer of fictions, tender of small fires, dreamer born out of the Midwest
Jim Provenzano
Jim Provenzano, Lambda Literary award-winning author, playwright, photographer, journalist, editor, and activist
Clifford Mae Henderson
Clifford Mae Henderson, award-winning author, playwright, and improvisation coach, who admits to being baffled by reality
Jonathan Vatner
Jonathan Vatner, award-winning journalist who works at the Fashion Institute of Technology
Mickey Brent
Mickey Brent, globetrotter, freelance artist, lover of languages, teacher, and translator
John R. Gordon
John R. Gordon, award-winning author and publisher
Ann Aptaker
Ann Aptaker, native New Yorker, art historian and curator, author of the Cantor Gold mystery series
A. J. Fitzwater
A. J. Fitzwater, who self describes as “1000 tiny dragons flapping furiously inside a meat suit, living between two fault lines in Christchurch, New Zealand”
Richie Jackson
Richie Jackson, performer, producer, parent
Rob Rosen–Revisited
Rob Rosen, multi-award-winning and best-selling author/editor/ anthologist
Hamour Baika
Hamour Baika, Iranian-American, fan fiction writer
Tara Madison Avery–Revisited
Tara Madison Avery, cartoonist, illustrator, and publisher at Stacked Deck Press
Renee Roman
Renee Roman, community organizer, proofreader, and author at Bold Strokes Books
Meg Elison–Revisited
Meg Elison, speculative fiction writer and feminist essayist whose writings often incorporate the themes of female empowerment, body positivity, and gender flexibility
Jane C. Esther
Jane C. Esther, librarian, speculative fiction writer, self-professed science nerd
Jewelle Gomez–Revisited
Jewelle Gomez, poet, playwright, and author of “The Gilda Stories,” the original Lesbian Vampire book
Peter Gajdics
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Peter Gajdics, Vancouver native, conversion therapy survivor, playwright, activist, advocate
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Kathleen Knowles, health and safety specialist, novelist with Bold Strokes Books
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Andrew Jordan Nance
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Andrew Jordan Nance, children’s author, educator, stage director, founder of Mindful Arts San Francisco
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Andrew Jordan Nance–Bonus Material
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Andrew and Wayne discuss Mindfulness, Eastern Thought, Childhood Psychology, and Long-lasting Relationships
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Kevin Klehr
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Kevin Klehr, Australian radio host, media and communications guru
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Adrian Shanker
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Adrian Shanker, healthcare activist, advocate, organizer, also founder of the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania
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Leaf Seligman
Leaf Seligman, restorative justice practitioner, tree worshipper, educator, pastor
Gr Keer–Revisited
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Gr Keer, poet and librarian who prefers long walks on foggy beaches, complicated personalities, and awkward silences
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Lev Raphael
Lev Raphael, educator, editor, award-winning author of over 20 books of prose, memoir, short stories, and non-fiction
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Arisa White–Revisited
Arisa White, poet, Cave Canem fellow, community event organizer, and professor of Creative Writing at Colby College
Michael Tod Edgerton
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Michael Tod Edgerton, poet, educator, lecturer
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Europa Grace–Revisited
Europa Grace, experiential/experimental poet and Yoga instructor
Chen Chen
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Chen Chen, educator and Jacob Ziskind Poet-in-Residence at Brandeis University
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Tom Ammiano
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Tom Ammiano, educator, comedian, activist, public servant, San Francisco landmark
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Natasha Dennerstein–Revisited
Natasha Dennerstein is an Australian-born trans poet living in the San Francisco Bay area and is an Editorial Assistant at Nomadic Press. In a former life she functioned as a psychiatric nurse.
James Crews
James Crews, poet, educator, anthology editor, and writing coach
Philip Dean Walker
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Philip Dean Walker, essayist and short story writer
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Amy Hoffman
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Amy Hoffman, memoirist, journalist, activist, consultant, former editor of “Women’s Review of Books”
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Jim Van Buskirk
Jim Van Buskirk, book group facilitator, public speaker, exhibit curator, collections manager, essayist, journalist, librarian
Olivia Wylie
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Olivia Wylie, landscaper and half of the writing team O.E. Tearmann, authors of the “Aces High, Jokers Wild” dystopian future series
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Jerry L. Wheeler
Jerry L. Wheeler, journalist, editor, and award-winning author
Craig Laurance Gidney
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Craig Laurance Gidney, award-winning short-story author and novelist
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Lee Lynch
Lee Lynch, award-winning author and syndicated columnist (“The Amazon Trail”)
Ajuan Mance, Revisited
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Ajuan Mance, visual artist and Professor of English at Mills College in Oakland, California
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Gary Eldon Peter
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Gary Eldon Peter, lawyer, instructor, and short-story author, whose work has appeared on NPR’s “Selected Shorts: Shout it Out, The Stonewall Uprising at 50”
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Gar McVey-Russell, Revisited
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Now that I’ve had more experience in editing, I will be re-releasing several of the original podcasts, slightly updated. This week, we revisit Gar McVey-Russell, co-founder of ActUp East Bay and host of The Garspot Podcast
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Penny Mickelbury
Penny Mickelbury, journalist, award-winning playwright, and novelist
Penny Mickelury-Bonus Material
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Isaac R. Fellman
Isaac R. Fellman, Lambda Literary Award winner and historical research archivist
Maya Gonzales
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Maya Gonzales, award-winning artist, illustrator, educator, and co-creator of Reflection Press and School of the Free Mind
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James J. Siegel
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James J. Siegel, poet and host of the Literary Speakeasy series in San Francisco
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Cass Sellars
Cass Sellars, certified fraud examiner, corporate fraud investigator, public safety trainer, and author of the Lightning series
Steve Reigns
Steven Reigns, poet, educator, smack-talker, founder of the “Gay Rub” project
Thea Matthews
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Thea Matthews, San Francisco native, poet, scholar, and activist
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David Hathwell
David Hathwell, poet and former professor of English Literature
David Hathwell-Bonus Material
David Hathwell discusses his poetry in depth (and I contribute a few things) in this nearly un-edited episode
Katie Gilmartin
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Katie Gilmartin, union organizer, sex researcher, college professor, and printmaker
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Tim Floreen
Tim Floreen, author of Young Adult fiction, Yale graduate, yoga instructor, and devotee of Wonder Woman (who once met Lynda Carter)
Alanna McFall
Alanna McFall, author, playwright, and circus worker
Aaron Hamburger
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Aaron Hamburger, educator and writes whose works have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, The Village Voice, among others.
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Sampson McCormick
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Sampson McCormick, stand-up comedian, filmmaker, and author
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Chris Delyani
Chris Delyani, Boston born and schooled journalist who moved to San Francisco in 1993 to devote his life to writing
Juliana Delgado Lopera
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Juliana Delgado Lopera, award-winning Colombian writer, historian, speaker, storyteller, and former Executive/Artistic Director of RADAR Productions in San Francisco
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Catherine Lundoff
Catherine Lundoff, writer, editor, fan, and self-proclaimed geek
Daniel Jaffe
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Daniel Jaffe, formerly a corporate/securities attorney, currently a teacher at the UCLA Extension writers’ program
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Cheryl Head
Cheryl Head, television producer, filmmaker, broadcast executive, media funder, and author of the Charlie Mack Motown Mystery Series
Alvin Orloff
Alvin Orloff, former Go-Go Boy, punk band member, impresario, and current manager at Dog Eared Books in San Francisco’s Castro District
Michael Nava
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Michael Nava, attorney, advocate, activist, award-winning author of the “Henry Rios” series
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Avery Cassell
Avery Cassell, writer, poet, cartoonist, grandpa, and artist
Wayne Hoffman
Wayne Hoffman, journalist, activist, columnist, managing editor at Tablet Magazine
Luiza Flynn-Goodlett
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Luiza Flynn-Goodlett, poet, reviewer, and editor-in-chief at Foglifter
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Vincent Meis
Vincent Meis, ESL educator, travel writer, reviewer
Julian Shendelman
Julian Shendelman, contributing editor at the University of Pennsylvania and Trans advocate
Christian Baines
Christian Baines, Australian-born self-proclaimed awkward nerd who writes the gay paranormal series “The Arcadia Trust.” He stays in Toronto when he can’t find his passport
[Recorded at Saints + Sinners in New Orleans]
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Lara Zielinsky
Lara Zielinsky, reviewer, short-story writer, award-winning novelist
Dolores Maggiore
Dolores Maggiore, memoirist, YA author, social worker, psychotherapist, and bonne vivante
Eric Poole
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Eric Poole, memoirist, award-winning commercial writer, and Endora wanna-be
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Ali Sands
Ali Sands, author, speaker, consultant, founder of “Illuminating Identity.” She kept a journal throughout her partner’s transition, which became the basis of her book “I Know Who You Are, But What Am I?”
Charles Busch
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Charles Busch, playwright, actor, leading lady, novelist, director, portrait artist, and cabaret entertainer
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Charles Busch-Bonus Material
Charles Busch discusses performing as a woman, “Drag,” and “Camp”
Lise Weil
Lise Weil, award-winning editor, translator, and essayist. Originally from Chicago, she has lived in Montreal since 1990.
Felice Picano
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Felice Picano, activist and award-winning author of more than thirty books of poetry, fiction, memoir, non-fiction, and plays. He is one of the founders of modern gay literature, along with other members of the Violet Quill
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Felice Picano discusses Diana Vreeland, Jackie Kennedy, and his time at the Rizzoli Bookstore in New York
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Marcus Ewert
Marcus Ewert, children’s author, filmmaker, and bookslinger at Dog Eared Books Castro
Jasper David Lauter
Jasper David Lauter, poet, trans activist, and drag performer
David Pratt
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David Pratt, performer, director, YA author, and founder of Hosta Press
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Rachel Gold
Rachel Gold, journalist, YA author, comic book enthusiast, and self-professed nerd
Skye Allen
Skye Allen, musician, chicken wrangler, award-winning author of speculative fiction for younger readers
Andrew Chen
Andrew Chen, physician and memoirist. His book “Along Alien Roads” chronicles his life journeys
Willy Wilkinson
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Willy Wilkinson, writer, public health consultant, expert in transgender issues, and LGBTQ activist
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A discussion with Wilfredo Pascual about one of my favorite phrases: Bahala na
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Wilfredo Pascual
Wilfredo Pascual, Philippine-born, award-winning essayist, photographer, and international educator
Anand Vedawala
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Anand Vedawala, Indian-born writer, artist, educator, and Executive Director of San Francisco Zine Fest
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Richard Loranger
Richard Loranger, writer of poetry and prose, as well as a spoken word, performance, and visual artist, who has lived in many parts of the country, including New York, Austin, Boulder, Ann Arbor, Chicago, San Francisco, and Oakland
Gr Keer
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Gr Keer, poet and librarian who prefers long walks on foggy beaches, complicated personalities, and awkward silences
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Baruch Porras-Hernandez
Baruch Porras-Hernandez, poet, artist, stand-up comedian, host of open-mike comedy, and head organizer for ¿Donde Está Mi Gente?
Kimberly Dark
Kimberly Dark, award-winning writer and storyteller who uses humor to help audiences discuss challenging topics
Arisa White
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Arisa White, poet, Cave Canem fellow, community event organizer, and professor of Creative Writing at Colby College
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David-Matthew Barnes
David-Matthew Barnes, educator, playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and poet who writes under the pennames Declan Mayfair, Dylan Madrid, and Wren Valentino
Dylan Edwards
Dylan Edwards, award-winning queer and trans cartoonist, keeper of Studio NDR