“The stories in Johnny Was are chock-full of hot, angry, passionate, messy sex. That’s how sex really is, though, and Wharton is honest enough not to pretty it up. Besides, the driving force here is the heart, not the libido. The key to Wharton’s writing is relating to emotions as the characters attempt to find love and warmth in an imperfect world.” —Instinct
These are my newest anthologies:
Co-edited with Ian Philips. Invert(e) #1 includes conversations between filmmakers, artists, authors, and activists; opinionated nonacademic essays; and assorted cutting-edge artwork, poetry, and memoir; all focused on popular culture, politics, and sex. April Anthony, Stephen Beachy, Dodie Bellamy, S. Bear Bergman, Tina D’Elia, David Ellingsen, Marcus Ewert, Richard Glatzer, Nicole J. Georges, Mary Guzman, Matty Lee, Ali Liebegott, Marshall Moore, Shailja Patel, Brian Pera, Kirk Read, Cristy C. Road, Michael V. Smith, Rob Stephenson, horehound stillpoint, Linda Switzer, Mattilda aka Matt Bernstein Sycamore, Wash Westmoreland, and Emanuel Xavier share their queerest thoughts and experiences—things that rarely make it into mainstream—even gay mainstream—media. Available in August 2008.
Co-edited with Ian Philips. It’s just what it sounds like. PORN! includes raunchy porn by Blake C. Aarens, Patrick Califia, Clint Catalyst, Justin Chin, M. Christian, Jaime Cortez, Wayne Courtois, Jameson Currier, Trebor Healey, Greg Herren, Jeff Mann, Mattilda, a.k.a. Matt Bernstein Sycamore, Sean Meriwether, Max Reynolds, Simon Sheppard, horehound stillpoint, Joel Tan, TruDeviant, Bob Vickery, and Paul J. Willis.
Co-edited with Sean Meriwether. Men of Mystery includes sexy tales of mystery and intrigue by Patrick Allen, Steve Berman, David-Matthew Barnes, Patrick Califia, M. Christian, Vincent Diamond, Fiona Glass, T. Hitman, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Trebor Healey, Jeff Mann, Max Reynolds, Thomas S. Roche, Simon Sheppard, Michael Stamp, and Mark Wildyr.
These are my other anthologies:
Support your local bookseller. All of these are available wherever books are sold. But you can also order any of them online through our secure Alternaqueerbooks.com Bookstore!
I'm the founder and publisher of Suspect Thoughts Press and its imprints She-Devil Press, Three Roads Press, Reverse Rapture Books, and Suspect Tots Books. Our website is here and our MySpace profile is here.
Apparently, Myspace considers my domain spam and won't allow you to link from here to there. If at any moment you'd like to visit my website please cut and paste "www.suspectthoughtspress.com" into your browser and fly away..."
“Alternaqueer lit publishing was drowning, with publishers either going under or going straight. And then Suspect Thoughts Press dove in, like a hunky savior in shiny swim trunks, and wrestled underground queer lit to shore, before administering the sloppy wet kiss of life. In the past few years, Suspect Thoughts has gone from an obscure webzine to a publishing powerhouse. More than anything Suspect Thoughts has put playfulness and risk-taking back into queer publishing.” —other
Support your local bookseller. Suspect Thoughts Press books are available wherever books are sold. But you can also order them online through our fabulous secure Alternaqueerbooks.com Bookstore!
I run (and post on) a new blog called Invert(e). Invert(e) is an ever shifting multi-contributor blog with original personal posts and fed news content. Subject matter is as varied as class, race, sex, age, gender, identity, body image, violence, drugs, health, disability, lit, movies, TV, food, travel, music, love, beauty, death, art, politics, spirituality, current events, pop culture, and gossip, told from queer (and not) viewpoints. Sometimes all at once. You know, the whole enchilada. Mmm…enchiladas…
I'm the author of the short fiction collection, Johnny Was & Other Tall Tales.
“Hopeless romantics and hardened perverts, beware. Greg Wharton’s spare but lyrical accounts of love gone—where else but wrong?—will wring your heart dry. His characters yearn and fuck and fuck up among the ruins that Eros has made of Everyman’s suburbs, schools, parks, highways, and motels. Reading these stories, you may forget what the difference is between laughter and tears; arousal and regret.” —Patrick Califia
ORDER A COPY OF MY COLLECTION JOHNNY WAS & OTHER TALL TALES DIRECT FROM THE ALTERNAQUEERBOOKS.COM WEBSITE STORE. I'LL SIGN IT AND I'LL GIVE YOU A FREE COPY OF MY ANTHOLOGY OUT OF CONTROL: HOT, TRASHY MAN-ON-MAN EROTICA TOO! MENTION MYSPACE AND THE FREE COPY OF OUT OF CONTROL IN THE "SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS" AND IT'S YOURS!
More information on Johnny Was & Other Tall Taleshere.
Read the story “Blood Oranges and Cotton Candy” from Johnny Was at Velvet Mafia.
Read the story “Gravity” from Johnny Was at Velvet Mafia.
Order a copy of Johnny Was & Other Tall Taleshere.
I'm the editor (or co-editor) of the following multi-author anthologies:
Alter. Boys: New Queer Men’s Fiction (co-edited with Sven Davisson, Suspect Thoughts Press, 2009)
The Big Book of Erotic Ghost Stories (Bookspan/Venus Book Club, 2004) and (Blue Moon Books, 2005)
I Do/I Don’t: Queers on Marriage (Winner—2004 Lambda Literary Award for Nonfiction Anthology) (co-edited with Ian Philips, Suspect Thoughts Press, 2004)
PORN!: Dirty Gay Erotica (co-edited with Ian Philips, Southern Tier Editions—Haworth Press, 2007)
Sodom & Me: Queers on Fundamentalism (co-edited with Ian Philips, Suspect Thoughts Press, 2008)
Son of PORN!: More Dirty Gay Erotica (co-edited with Ian Philips, Southern Tier Editions—Haworth Press, 2008)
Greg Wharton lives in San Francisco with his husband Ian Philips, his partner in thought and so many other crimes against nature, their cats Chloe and Notch, and a lot of books.
Hi Greg, thanks for connecting! If you haven’t already, please check out my novel, GETTING IN TUNE, and hear the fictional Killjoys at www.rogertrott.com. The story is about an angst-ridden guitarist who drags his band onto the road in search of the transcendent power of the elusive Universal Chord. Cheers—Roger
It is a great day to be alive! What Question can I ask to empower myself and others? What new thought can I notice now to add to my creativity? How can I improve the experience of those I encounter today? What can I do to facilitate your Gift?
Yesterday Is History Tomorrow is a Mystery Today is a Gift... That's why we call it the Present
About this page: I have been very active in Domestic Violence causes all of my adult life. I noticed a need in the world pertaining to Same Sex Domestic Violence. It happens more than people know. Unfortunately there are a number of gay people who barely consider themselves worthy or valued as a gay person much less a Domestic Violence Victim. There are also very limited resources, statistics, or information, for Same Sex Domestic Violence. Hopefully through empowerment and education we can change some of this. :D
Lickaotta's it's time to start planning for Lickalotta Fest 09' to be held June 19, 20, 21st .
It will be held at Etowah River Campground, Dahlonega, GA. 706-864-9035
This year's theme is Lickalotta-PESSIMISM. And, boy! is there a lot of that out there this year. We would love to see ALL the Lickalotta's out there this year showing their support for Camp Lickalotta and licking-a-lotta-of PESSIMISM that weekend.
Here are the websites to make your reservations. www. lickalottafest. com and www. etowahrivercampground. com 704-864-9035 Jaki and Darrell are expecting your call. Just let them know you want to make a reservation for Lickalotta Fest 09' and they will take care of you.
Arrival time is 3 PM Friday, June 19th and Departure time is 3 PM Sunday, June 21st. The BANDS will be playing Saturday night and vendors will be on hand as well. Vendors that are interested in being part of Lickalotta Fest 09' we encourage you to let us know at camplickalotta@aol.com We will walk you through the process of registration and reserve your vending spot.
Let's get together this year, June 19, 20, 21st and Lickalotta-PESSIMISM together. It will be a fun weekend NO DOUBT!
The cost for the entire weekend is $25 per person. So, whether you are a tenter that wants to make reservations early to get the best tent sites available or you are bringing an RV, by the way there are over 50 RV sites to choose from it it $25 per person. Etowah River Campground has Gated Security, handicapped accessible, washers/dryers, showers/toliets, fire wood available, ice, and tubing.
We will be having a 50/50 drawing with the proceeds going to Camp Lickalotta and one lucky winner. There will also be some free give a ways.
Thanks for the add. I'm a new Harper Perennial author, reaching out to some of Harper Perennial’s book-loving friends.
BEING WRITTEN is my first novel, and it will be released on September 9. It’s the story of a man who knows he’s a minor character in a book and the lengths to which he’ll go to win a bigger part.
You can find out more about the novel in this one-minute video, on my MySpace profile, and at www. williamconescu. com. Thanks again!
