Milo Todd

Ahhh, Pride Month. The time of year we explicitly express our joy in public ways and everybody else needs to (re)learn how to deal with it. Wherever you are this season, I hope you are safe, happy, and loved. (And if you are, please consider extending a little of

The concept of more sunlight during the day is finally dawning (heh) on many of us, which means we have more time to enjoy ourselves outside AND more time to write. Or maybe even--gasp--write outside! Pretty sure that means double the writing and double the outside! The problem with May

Happy Gay-pril! It's (Daylight Saving) time for more amazing reads, including an autistic trans anthology, a love letter to trans femmes through rock and sex, a memoir about growing up working class and queer, an 83-year-old determined to take down a dragon-riding sorcerer, flesh-eating girls loose at a music festival,

Spring is such a wonderful time for creativity, exploration, and new ideas. I hope your stories are blooming! There are more awesome books barreling your way, including a coming-of-age horror story structured around mermaid lore; a witty crime drama that calls out the absurdity of the American Dream; an epic

Happy Lunar New Year! May the Rabbit bring you relaxation, peace, prosperity, and longevity. It's finally time to slow down all of our rushing and constant action, and embrace a period of self-reflection, rest, and mindfulness for long-term goals. The era of burnout is over, my friends! Take this year

Happy New Queer! I hope 2023 is gentler for you and full of opportunities for relief, rest, and meaning. We've made it through the usual publication dry spell! There's tons of lovely new books to start off our first reading month of the year, including stories of trans joy, opting

We're here, we're queer, we're full of holiday cheer! Or maybe. I dunno. Sometimes it can be tough. When I'm stuck in that difficulty, I find watching queers being joyful can help. (Lyrics here.) The publication season is predictably slowing down, but there's still some great upcoming books this month,

We're officially hitting the easiest queer-dar season ever. See someone still drinking iced coffee? Oh yeah, you've got your answer. There's all sorts of great books coming up this month. A YA set in the secrets of a small southern town, a dark feminist retelling of Jekyll & Hyde, an illustrated

It's October and the updated Covid vaccine has been released, which means it's time to get your next boo-ster shot. (I'll show myself out.) (But also go get it.) There's some great stuff in this month's issue, from an Indian American TV star MG to a memoir about the complexities

Oh, this old thing? It’s just The Queer Writer, a new monthly newsletter highlighting classes, opportunities, and books for queer, trans, and/or nonbinary writers. Writing while marginalized is a struggle. Aside from creating spaces for queer, trans, and/or nonbinary writers to learn, interact, workshop, and write, I

Welcome to The Queer Writer, a monthly newsletter about classes, opportunities, and books for LGBTQ+ writers. The first issue will premiere on September 1st, 2022. You can subscribe in the meantime if you'd like to stay up to date and receive emails when new content is published. This newsletter will