With no hope of playing it cool, I am here to share some serious news! My latest short story, Before Anything, Black, has been published in Deep South Magazine.

From the website:

… her winning story, which takes place on a university campus, addresses the concept of white feminism and black/queer identity set in the South. We loved her fresh take on feminism and her use of humor throughout the story.

This story is special to me for a few reasons:

• It’s my first first-place award winning story.
• It’s my first published queer story.
• It’s an important black/queer story that wades into parable territory.

I wrote the Before Anything, Black in response to Deep South’s “Race in Place” call for submissions. At first I struggled to pinpoint an issue to write about–there were so many. Then, for the first time ever, a title materialized in my head before a story did. The rest is history.

Actually, the rest is located here.

Give it a read and let me know what you think!

Until next time, friends.

Kait