“Queer cinema has always been about questioning the norms—of storytelling, of identity, of desire.” — Todd Haynes WELCOME TO part two of my nostalgia-driven journey through my Top 12 favourite gay films! I hope you enjoyed Part One! Now, dive into four more unforgettable movies about the many layers of gay/queer relationships and experiences. Get […]
“I stared out the window, watching the shadowy patterns of the rain-soaked beams pass by. This bridge had always felt like a portal, a passage to somewhere else, a place where the world might change, where I might emerge as someone different.” – Nicholas Young, Under the Covered Bridge WRITTEN IN a beautifully stylized, almost […]
“…if you fish for the glory you catch the darkness too… when you hook twice the glory you hook twice the fear.” — Sheila Watson CANADA IS often portrayed as friendly, relaxed, and picturesque, but readers here have a long-standing love for fiction that dives into shadows, secrets, and emotional complexity. The stark bleakness of […]
IN 2025, I reached a momentous milestone with the release of my second Haunted Hearts Own-Voices Gay Paranormal Romance novel, I Will Always Find You. While the first series revolved around ghosts, this installment immerses readers in the spellbinding world of witchcraft in the collection we named Haunted Hearts: Season of the Witch. This multi-author […]
“How do we define the question ‘What makes a man?’ and why are we compelled to define the term at all?” – Angus McLaren, The Trials of Masculinity: Policing Sexual Boundaries 1870-1930 Angus McLaren’s The Trials of Masculinity: Policing Sexual Boundaries, 1870–1930 (University of Chicago Press, 1997) provides a compelling historical analysis of how masculinity […]
DURING my time at the University of Guelph, while pursuing my English degree with a focus on nineteenth-century literature and Queer Theory, particularly Victorian Gothic, I came across this book while looking for texts to aid with my studies in the field. I still have my original copy, which I picked up at the now-closed […]
LATELY, I’ve been thinking about the strange relationship readers can have with an author’s work, how some of our books are eagerly picked up while others get dismissed outright. What if a story truly is more than its designated genre? This topic is not new territory; authors have engaged with it since the dawn of […]
“Never sell yourself short,” Cesar smiled. “I’m certain there’s something here that I could utilize for a charm. Got any lizard bones?” – J.P. Jackson, Memories in Bone THERE’S something instantly captivating about reading a book shaped—at least in part—by the author’s lived experiences, especially when those experiences are gay/queer, culturally conscious, and deeply intertwined […]
“There’s nothing wrong with having fears. Some would say it’s crucial. The fear of never being loved? Never being desired? Feeling like your creativity and vision aren’t wanted, even in a city that seems open to everything? Rejection is a universal fear.” – Christian Baines, Andalusia Dogs SET in Madrid during the early 1980s, when Spain was […]
THIS article was sparked by a discussion I had with my husband about my occasional use of Queer Theory in conversations about contemporary queer issues, as well as in literary and other contexts. He pointed out that some of the terminology felt “dated.” So, I wondered: has Queer Theory evolved, or is it outdated? Am […]
