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An illustration of a mammoth in a twilight city alley.

Oh hey hi there. Thanks for taking the time to check out my website!

I write science fiction, fantasy, and horror, much of it gay as heck. My debut novel won a Nebula Award, and was one of NPR’s best books of the year. My second was a “Must-Read” in Entertainment Weekly and O, The Oprah Magazine. My books and stories have been published in translation around the world, which is awesome because it gives me an excuse to travel all over the place.

I also like to draw monsters & dinosaurs & hot dudes in peril. And I take a ton of pictures. All the images in the slideshow, above, are my own – except for the ones of my book jackets. Those were created by professionals, which is why they are actually good.

Learn more about my novels here – and you can read lots of my short stories. I also have a blog with updates about things like new publications, upcoming events, and recent achievements.

Also? You should totally follow me on Twitter, where I say smart or funny things on occasion, and follow me on Instagram for more of the aforementioned photographs.

If you like anything I’ve written, holler at me on social media or write to me.

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The Latest:

  • I’m a judge for the Imagine 2200 climate fiction short story contest!!
  • New Short Story: “His Guns Could Not Protect Him”
  • BOYS, BEASTS & MEN is “one of the Best Books of the Year.”
  • Announcing tour dates for BOYS, BEASTS & MEN.
  • I’m judging the Shirley Jackson Awards this year.

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Crazy proud of my magnificent husband for travelin Crazy proud of my magnificent husband for traveling with his awesome union @1199seiu to Albany today as part of the largest healthcare worker march in decades, to tell @govkathyhochul & legislators: STOP THE CUTS & #CloseTheMedicaidGap! 

📸 @juancy.r
This is a big one! Been submitting to the Kenyon This is a big one! 

Been submitting to the Kenyon Review since I was 17. And!! "A Field Guide to the Bear-Men of Leningrad" is in the spring 2023 issue: a rare non-speculative thing from me, about boyhood & masculinity & human monstrosity in 1930s Russia.
Wild and wonderful to spend some quality time at # Wild and wonderful to spend some quality time at #ICFA44 with my incredible students in the @clarionghostclass!!! 

Watch these folks, everyone. Their words are going to rock your world.

(Seen here with Zin and Gary, honorary Ghosts.)
At my ICFA signing, someone came through with a bi At my ICFA signing, someone came through with a big beautiful stack of my books, as well as anthologies I've appeared in, and it was a wonderful shock to be confronted with this gorgeous bizarre evidence of my writing life.

One of many magical moments in a weekend full of wonderful writer people I'm so privileged to call peers and friends.
That feeling where your body wakes you up at 5:30a That feeling where your body wakes you up at 5:30am for no reason and then won't let you fall back asleep and you have a reading later on and you visibly collapse immediately after
Ran into an old friend at the Orlando Airport! I'm Ran into an old friend at the Orlando Airport! I'm here for the International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts - if you're here too, come check out my 1:30pm reading with @kmszpara & John Chu & Izzy Wassertein! Room Vista B.
LET'S GO EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE Got my LET'S GO EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

Got my googly rock from the Alamo Drafthouse premiere; we'll be watching it win ALL THE AWARDS at the Oscars tonight! 

There's other stuff I'm rooting for (Pinocchio!) but there's also a lot of bullshit on this ballot
Winter city waterfalls Winter city waterfalls
Oscar Isaac and Rachel Brosnahan were both excelle Oscar Isaac and Rachel Brosnahan were both excellent in THE SIGN IN SIDNEY BRUSTEIN'S WINDOW at @bam_brooklyn, but I didn't love the play, which felt too focused on the least interesting character (Sidney).
I've got a new short story out now: "His Guns Coul I've got a new short story out now: "His Guns Could Not Protect Him," in the latest issue of Lightspeed Magazine. 

Read it for free via the link in my bio!

It's about a little boy learning he doesn’t have to be like either of his parents, in a world where everyone has their very own monster waiting for them somewhere.
Melted snow on moss. Melted snow on moss.
Delightfully grey foggy day on the Hudson River to Delightfully grey foggy day on the Hudson River today. Also I'm obsessed with that font.
Found this melancholy derp in the park, PROTECT TH Found this melancholy derp in the park, PROTECT THEM AT ALL COSTS
Every sparrow is a miracle. Every sparrow is a miracle.
When you watch a movie at the IFC Center, the vent When you watch a movie at the IFC Center, the ventilation system on the ceiling is watching you.
Look at how happy this lil guy is! New Haven fire Look at how happy this lil guy is! New Haven fire hydrant.
Got to see the magnificent Angie Stone at Sony Hal Got to see the magnificent Angie Stone at Sony Hall last night!
Truly a sign of the end times: NYC's best dollar s Truly a sign of the end times: NYC's best dollar slice now costs $1.50 😭😭😭

I know dollar slices still exist! But 2 Brothers was the only place you could depend upon for a genuinely good slice of pizza for a buck.

I'll gladly shell out $1.50. But for lots of low-income folks, a 50% price increase will have a real quality of life impact.
We stumbled upon a long-abandoned cabin in the woo We stumbled upon a long-abandoned cabin in the woods.
The Hudson River will always feel like home. The Hudson River will always feel like home.
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