A few articles I’m particularly proud of:
RELIGION
Oral Roberts: Salesman for God
Opinion piece written for The Guardian’s Comment is free following the death of the American evangelist and faith healer Oral Roberts in December, 2009. Read the original online or click here for a PDF.
Fantastic Voyage: Surviving Charismatic Fundamentalism
Memoir written for the 2009 book Leaving Fundamentalism, edited by G Elijah Dann (Wilfrid Laurier University Press). Click here for a PDF.
Out and Cowed?
Feature article written for Third Way magazine, in which I share my own story of reconciling faith and sexuality, and examine the claims of the so-called “ex-gay” movement in the UK. Click here for a PDF.
FILM
Legend: 25th Anniversary
A feature article/review I wrote for Diabolique magazine to celebrate 25 years of Ridley Scott’s 1985 fantasy film Legend. (Click thumbnail to view excerpt)
The Charm of Evil
The first of a regular column for the horror website HorrorUnlimited.com. View the original online or click here for a PDF.
Dracula’s Daughter: A Queer Monster Classic Turns 75
Looking back on the 1936 Universal horror movie Dracula’s Daughter, and casting a glance particularly towards its gay undertones. View the original online or click here for a PDF.
MISCELLANEOUS
Tibetan Students Protest China Language Policy
300-word news article I wrote in October 2010 for the Toronto-based translation company Technovate, Inc. Click here for a PDF.
On Being a Bit of a Fatty
Sardonic confessional piece, unpublished. Click here for a PDF.
Niagara Wine Country
Travel article published in the Summer 2011 edition of Destinations (Crest Publications, UK). Click here for a PDF.
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