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I grew up in Memphis, Tennessee in a neighbourhood called Scenic Hills. After graduating from Raleigh-Egypt High School in 1974, I attended Oberlin College in Ohio, and also spent time in Germany and London. I then went on to study at Cornell University, earning an MFA in Creative Writing in 1982 and a PhD in English in 1983. I have taught at Vassar College and the University of Exeter.
I'm the author of six novels. One was awarded the Ferro-Grumley award, one was chosen as one of the 100 Best Gay and Lesbian Novels by the Triangle Publishing Group, and two were finalists for the Lambda Literary award. My novels might best be described as dreamy reconstructions of half-recalled nightmares.
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My nonfiction book, The Gay 100:
A Ranking of the Most Influential Gay Men and Lesbians, Past and
Present (1995), has been translated into ten languages.
I’ve published poetry, essays and short fiction in such journals
and anthologies as Epoch, Carolina Quarterly, The James
White Review, Sou’wester, The Black Warrior Review, American Short Fiction, Lumina, The Barcelona Review, Men
on Men 4, The Mammoth Book of New Gay Erotica, Sequoia,
The William and Mary Review, Queer 13, Gastronomica
and Best Food Writing 2001.
An extended print
interview with me can be found in Hear Us Out:
Conversations with Gay Novelists (Columbia University Press, 2004). |
