pbrass

I have been writing for almost 40 years, have published 14 books, been in 25 anthologies, wrote numerous plays, umpteen essays and journalist pieces, had 50 poems set to music—and am still learning a lot. I love to read, and read pretty voraciously, often outside my own "field," which is gay writing. My own feelings about "gay" books is pretty... more »

I have been writing for almost 40 years, have published 14 books, been in 25 anthologies, wrote numerous plays, umpteen essays and journalist pieces, had 50 poems set to music—and am still learning a lot. I love to read, and read pretty voraciously, often outside my own "field," which is gay writing. My own feelings about "gay" books is pretty unconventional, I really dislike (and somtimes loath) most of the ones that most people adore—they're either too cute, castrated, and wimpy (I include Dave Sedaris and his Gap Khaki school of queer writing here, although Sedaris can be pretty funny); too bitchy (especially Dancer from the Dance, one of the more overpraised books of the last 3 decades); or too "special" for me to enjoy. But what I do like are books that really grab you, hold you, and bring you someplace you've never been. Hopefully, I'll write a couple of these. « less