Why I Write
I write as an act of resistance.
I want to challenge the status quo. I want children and young people who are on the LGBTQIA spectrum to have mirrors of their own experiences, and for others to have windows into ours. I want my son to grow up with literature that reflects his own experience of living in a Queer family.
I write because I have hope the world can be better.
As a white male, I recognize that I am in a position of privilege in this country. Within the realm of publishing, white males have a disproportionately loud voice. To be honest, I struggle with whether or not I should be one more white voice, whether the existence of my voice is crowding someone else out. I don't have an easy answer to that, except that if I am going to use my voice, I hope it will create change. I hope my works add to this important conversation on privilege that our nation needs to have.
I want to challenge the status quo. I want children and young people who are on the LGBTQIA spectrum to have mirrors of their own experiences, and for others to have windows into ours. I want my son to grow up with literature that reflects his own experience of living in a Queer family.
I write because I have hope the world can be better.
As a white male, I recognize that I am in a position of privilege in this country. Within the realm of publishing, white males have a disproportionately loud voice. To be honest, I struggle with whether or not I should be one more white voice, whether the existence of my voice is crowding someone else out. I don't have an easy answer to that, except that if I am going to use my voice, I hope it will create change. I hope my works add to this important conversation on privilege that our nation needs to have.