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Poetry
- The Bucket appeared in Pictureshirts and Jellywork, Vol. 2. Saint Mary's University (March, 1993): 9. This was an anthology put out by students in the English department. The editors were Joseph Desjardin, John Hedley and Graham Williamson. Our faculty advisor was Dr. Margaret Harry.
- Something Indian appeared in Pictureshirts and Jellywork, Vol. 2. Saint Mary's University (March, 1993): 7. At the launch of the anthology I was surprised to learn that I was expected to get up in front of the crowd and read my work. It was the first time I read my fiction in public. Luckily, there was free beer.
- Three Dates was written for Clit Lit, a spoken word event. It was later published in Elizabeth Ruth's book, Bent On Writing: Contemporary Queer Tales (Toronto: Women's Press, 2002), 162-163. This piece outed me as bisexual to a crowd which I assumed to be lesbian. I was relieved to get laughter rather than booing. I intended the poem to be funny.
Fiction
I write a lot of fanfiction based on the USA Network television series Psych. You can read these stories in my livejournal, or download the pdfs below.
You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling (And $1600): Lassiter gets even with Shawn for his outrageous hotel bill. Spoilers for "Speak Now Or Forever Hold Your Piece." 1076 words. Rated G.
Pay No Attention To That Man Behind The Plexiglass: Shawn causes a distraction. 1067 words. Rated PG13.
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away (In A Box Under The Ground): Carlton and Shawn are buried alive. 14,864 words. Rated PG13.
You Have The Right To Remain Silent: Eighteen year old Shawn is arrested and passed off to a rookie Officer Lassiter for booking. 2897 words. Rated PG13.
Two Men And A Baby: Lassiter thinks Shawn is cheating on him. 2103 words. Rated PG.
The Death of Mary Sue: A very special murder. Alternate Universe. This is a spoof. 2033 words. Rated PG.
The Clear And Present Danger of Regarding Henry: Lassiter decides to tell Henry Spencer that he’s dating his son. This story was sparked by Lacuna Miyamoto on fanfiction.net, who asked for more slice-of-life pieces. This is as close to fluffy as I get. Spoiler for Shawn Takes A Shot In The Dark and Mr. Yin Presents. 2858 words. Rated G.
Spencer For Hire: Shawn goes undercover as a male escort. 13,045 words. Rated NC17.
Pineapple of Hospitality: After three weeks of sex, Shawn wants to broach the possibility of dating. His plans are complicated by the arrival of Lassiter’s brother. Spoilers for Psy vs. Psy. 12,119 words. Rated PG.
Definitely Not By The Book: Lassiter writes a How-To Manual. Spoiler for "Mr. Yin Presents." 1084 words. Rated PG.
Hair For A Good Time, Not A Long Time: A traumatic event for Shawn causes him to rethink his personal timeline. 1066 words. Rated PG.
Guys And Dolls: Lassiter prepares for an unusual date. 2083 words. Rated PG13.
Pineapple Series
Lassiter Rides The Pineapple Express: Lassiter has eaten the wrong brownies. Shawn steps in to help a very stoned Lassie solve a murder at the Cancer Run. 11,892 words. Rated R.
Undercover And Overwhelmed: Lassiter and O’Hara go undercover at a gay resort and run into some unexpected friends. 25,772 words. Rated NC17.
Psych-Out Series
Lassiter Learns How To Bend: Lassiter is alarmed at finding himself attracted to Spencer following the Drimmer incident. He visits a friend in San Francisco, looking for advice, but Spencer has tailed him. Lust overtakes them in the gayest city in the world, but can their relationship survive returning to Santa Barbara? Spoilers for "Lassie Did A Bad Bad Thing." 15,019 words. Rated NC17.
Carlton's Worst Inhibitions: With their one-night-stand stretching into its second month, Lassiter tries to juggle his anxieties about Shawn’s sexual history, coming out at work, and his own identity. Anonymous photos of Shawn and Lassiter begin arriving in the mail. Who is stalking them and what connection, if any, do they have to the upcoming Drimmer trial? Spoilers for "Lassie Did A Bad Bad Thing," "Shawn and Gus of The Dead," and Season 2 of The Shield. Contains homophobic slurs. 15,949 words. Rated NC17.
The Case of The Friendly Indians: Shawn and Lassiter visit a friend from Lassiter’s police academy days. Contains homophobic slurs and violence. 14,554 words. Rated NC17.
Heterosexual Freakout Series
Out of The Closet And Into The Frying Pan: Lassiter breaks the law and learns more than he bargained for. 25,729 words. Rated NC17.
Out of The Frying Pan and Into The Firehouse: Shawn and Lassiter attempt to make one another jealous, with disastrous results. Spoilers for "Earth, Wind, and …Wait For It" and "Lassie Did A Bad Bad Thing." Fatphobic Monologue from Breakfast Club. 16,961 words. Rated NC17.
Guns Don't Kill People, Gun Shows Kill People: Lassiter investigates a murder at the gun show. But will his fledgling relationship with Shawn also be a casualty? 16,463 words. Rated PG.
The following are writing exercises done as part of a writers group in Toronto.
- Tradition is written from the perspective of an FTM trans man visiting his parents.
- The Party is a snapshot of a police investigation.
- Belief imagines how police procedure might be different in another context.
- Dedication was done as a writing exercise at a gathering of Thousand Cats, a Toronto-based art collective.
- Chapter IX.V In Which Christopher Robin gets some paints and it rains again. I wrote this for my partner in April of 1999 as an anniversary present. He would often read me stories from A. A. Milne's Winnie The Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner. We had been discussing the books, and saying how we wished there were more of the original, old-style Pooh stories. This story probably violates copyright in a whole bunch of ways. If Someone In Authority asks me to, I'll remove it.
I also have a mystery novel in progress. It's in the cosy tradition and tentatively titled Dead In A Ditch. Here's a pdf sample of the manuscript.
