In Toxicon & Arachne, McSweeney allows the lyric to course through her like a toxin, producing a quiver of lyrics like poisoned arrows. Toxicon was written in anticipation of the birth of McSweeney’s daughter, Arachne. But when Arachne was born sick, lived briefly, and then died, McSweeney unexpectedly endured a second inundation of lyricism, which would become the poems in Arachne, this time spun with grief. Toxicon & Arachne is the culmination of eight years of engagement with lyric unde...

A record of daily bewilderments and accidental concessions to hope after a momentous loss.In this follow-up to her award-winning collection, Toxicon and Arachne, Joyelle McSweeney proposes a link between style and survival, even in the gravest of circumstances. Setting herself the task of writing a poem a day and accepting a single icon as her starting point, however unlikely—River Phoenix, Mary Magdalene, a backyard skunk—McSweeney follows each inspiratio...

Author Joyelle gives us four tales of crossdressing, covering some of the spectrum of transgenderism – men who express their feminine side, by dressing in the clothing of the opposite sex.. From a fantasy woman in a mirror, to magical transformation, to reluctance, to full embrace of the duality of gender expression, these sexy stories are meant to entertain her readers while exploring diverse aspects of crossdressing.

PETER HAD A SECRET, a deep dark secret from his childhood. It all began when, in step-sister Paige’s room, a pair of her panties changed his life. From that moment on, Peter had a strong desire to dress as a girl, a desire that grew stronger over time. It was a secret life that no one knew about – not his family, not his long-time girlfriend – until one day Paige caught him fully dressed as a woman in her room. Under Paige’s guidance, “Petra” was groomed and introduced to...

Seven year old Koralee is on a quest to figure things out! In this first book of the Koralee series, she loves to do pretty much everything the same, everyday. She has a favorite color, purple, and lots of pretty purple pants. Join her on her adventure as she discovers that things sometimes change, and that's okay!

BAX 2020, guest-edited by Joyelle McSweeney and Carmen Maria Machado, is the sixth edition of the critically acclaimed anthology series compiling an exciting mix of fiction, poetry, non-fiction, and genre-defying work. Featuring a diverse roster of new and established authors—including Anne Boyer, Alice Notley, and Raquel Salas Rivera— BAX 2020 presents an expansive view of high-energy writing.from Okazaki Fragmentsby Kanika AgrawalThese proceeding...

ALAN'S ADVENTURES IN UNDIELAND -- Alan is your basic overachieving high school grad, a gifted athlete, class valedictorian, and the hottest guy in school. But he is also a cross dresser, a secret he has kept from his family and his steady girlfriend, Kylie. When sister, Jen, stumbled upon his “hobby” she remembered an old oval mirror that had belonged to their grandmother that was stashed in the attic after grandma departed the scene and brought it down for “Alison” to enj...

The Long Devotion is a collection of poems, essays, and writing prompts that celebrates motherhood and creates a space, as poet Molly Spencer has written, to “tell an unlovely truth about family life and not have to take it back.”The poets in this book represent and describe a wide range of experiences. They write about encountering the world anew through their children; intersections of parenting and race; single parenting; adoptive, foster, and step-parenting; life with ...

DOUBLE LIVES: Alex’ very secret second life as the elegant and sophisticated “Lady Ashley” of the tranny nightclub set came to a jarring speed bump. He was all dolled up and ready to go when wife Katja arrived home a day early from Paris and found him as Ashley wearing her designer rags – and looking good. Real good! But Kat was cool though very curious and highly suspicious about who her husband really was. A couple of girls’ nights out on the town, and Kat’s introduction to the tranny ba...

In The Necropastoral: Poetry, Media, Occults, poet Joyelle McSweeney presents an ecopoetics and a theory of Art that reflect such biological principles as degradation, proliferation, contamination, and decay. In these ambitious, bustling essays, McSweeney resituates poetry as a medium amid media; hosts “strange meetings” of authors, texts, and artworks across the boundaries of genre, period, and nation; and examines such epiphenomena as translation, anachronism, and violence. Thro...

Ever since John's wife walked in on him dressed in a corset and panties, he's been exploring his feminine side with lace, silks and snaps. He loves the way they feel against his skin--and it's a bonus that his wife loves seeing him all dolled up.Now John and Jess finally have an invite to the kinky members-only club Hot Spot. He's going to go public for the first time.Going Public (Crossdressing Chronicles Book Two) is a short story that includes crossdressing, exhibisionis...

When John is practicing walking in high heels and lingerie on his treadmill, the last people he expects to walk in show up. He's shocked, embarrassed...and aroused.While his wife is away, John will play...Unexpected Visitors is a short story that features crossdressing, feminization and menage between three willing adults.