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February 2020

February 05, 2020

“Everyone Is Female, And Everyone Hates It”: I review a queer theory/comedy chapbook

at Commonweal: "Everyone is female, and everyone hates it.” This is the thesis of Andrea...

October 2019

October 10, 2019

To Make Catholic Writers, Make Catholic Readers

Two very small thoughts from the Catholic Imagination Conference. The first one is that today...

September 2019

September 25, 2019

Some Notes from the Catholic Imagination Conference 2K19

I got to go to this biannual thing in order to read from my forthcoming...

April 2019

April 02, 2019

The Summoning Bell: My Top Five Novels of Institutional Life

I love "institutional novels": novels whose characters whose lives are shaped, often against their will,...

November 2018

November 26, 2018

I review Michelle Tea’s “Against Memoir”

at The Week: Any book titled Against Memoir will inevitably be a descent into the...

November 19, 2018

Spiritual Friendship and Self-Abasing Love in a New Wilde Biopic

which I review for America magazine: There is a moment toward the beginning of Rupert...

October 2018

October 31, 2018

From “The Leopard” to “Sword of Honour,” last part

[sorry, removed as I work on this for publication]

October 30, 2018

From “The Leopard” to “Sword of Honour,” part three

[my apologies, taken down as I work on it for publication]

October 26, 2018

From “The Leopard” to “Sword of Honour”: An essay in descents

[my apologies, I've removed this post as I work on it for publication]

September 2018

September 13, 2018

I Watch “The Nun”

and discover a poignant fear inside the shell of what is, imo, a pretty mediocre...

April 2018

April 13, 2018

I review “Addiction & Devotion in Early Modern England”

a book crafted, it would seem, utterly and precisely pour moi: The first addicts to...

February 2018

February 07, 2018

At Once Surrender and Victory: Postscripts to My Marquette Talk

So I spoke on Gay Catholic Whatnot at Marquette University last night, as part of...

December 2017

December 15, 2017

The Searchers: I revisit “ElfQuest”

This winter I've had the true pleasure of revisiting a comics series I adored in...

November 2017

November 28, 2017

My Favorite Genre of America Magazine Articles

is the profile of somebody I didn't know about, or didn't know was Catholic, and...

October 2017

October 12, 2017

Barth Behind Bars

So I finally read me some of that Karl Barth I've heard so much about....

February 2017

February 28, 2017

“Corruptible Crown”: I review “King Charles III”

at First Things: The most reactionary thing about King Charles III, the modern Shakespeare pastiche...

August 2016

August 22, 2016

For There’s Nothing Original in Me/Except Original Sin: A Birthday Book Meme

I really enjoyed Melinda Selmys's list of the twenty books that have shaped her. It's...

August 05, 2016

Unchosen Blessings: Gay Celibacy and Unplanned Pregnancy

Someone who knows I volunteer at a crisis pregnancy center sent me a recent article...

May 2016

May 21, 2016

Masochism, Macbeth, Mayors, Marvel and More: My May Movie… Notes.

Missives? Anyway. The Duke of Burgundy: Lush flick about two butterfly researchers and their dominance

April 2016

April 21, 2016

Reading, ‘Riting and Repentance: Some Notes from the Festival of Faith and Writing

at Calvin College. This was a blast, guys. Here are some semi-cleaned-up excerpts from my...

March 2016

March 24, 2016

“Love and Death in the Multiverse”: I review “Constellations”

for AmCon. Sorry for radio silence! I will be back after Easter. Also this play...

March 02, 2016

From Hans Fallada, “Wolf Among Wolves”

One nice thing about reading so much Hans Fallada (for an upcoming review/profile) is how...

January 2016

January 21, 2016

“Last Year’s Horror Cornucopia: Suffering in Style”: I’m at First Things

every Halloween is self-parody Halloween: Last night I watched The Final Girls, Todd Strauss-Schulson's 2015...

December 2015

December 18, 2015

From Jean-Pierre de Caussade, “Abandonment to Divine Providence”

For example, let's take a piece of stone destined to be carved into a crucifix...

September 2015

September 18, 2015

“Obedience School”: Brian Dewan’s Utter Brilliance

a window into my id? via Simone R, back in 1993. Oh those bygone days!

March 2015

March 22, 2015

OOF! Some Thoughts on the “Owning Our Faith” Video on LGBT Catholic Life

A few people have asked why I decided to participate in "Owning Our Faith," and...

February 2015

February 15, 2015

A Church Home: Tim Otto’s “Oriented to Faith: Transforming the Conflict Over Gay Relationships”

Tim Otto is a dude who believes gay marriages can be biblical and fully in...

October 2014

October 04, 2014

From “Infinite Jest”

Exec. Director [of Ennet House Drug and Alcohol Recovery House (sic)] Pat M. is due...

September 2014

September 25, 2014

It’s Called AltFem, Not CtrlFem: An Eccentric Report

Yesterday I went to the launch of AltFem, a new magazine from the people who...

September 23, 2014

AltFem Magazine Launch Party: I’m There! Tomorrow!

I'm on the first panel at this conference/party to launch "an online magazine that seeks...