Publications

Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition, 2010
Marco Polo Quarterly, 2010
Two Hawks Quarterly, 2010
Raving Dove, 2010
Second Run, 2009
Other Words: A Writer's Reader (Kendall/Hunt), 2009
Minneapolis Star Tribune, 2009
Swell, 2008
Sport Literate, 2008
Fishing's Greatest Misadventures, 2008
Hot Metal Press, 2008
SOMOS, 2008
The Talking Stick, 2006
Water~Stone Review, 2006
Windy City Times, 2006
Big Toe Review, 2005
MARGIN: Modern Magical Realism, 2005
Gulf Coast, 2005
Willow Springs, 2005
Writers Against War, 2005
Poetry Gallery, Erotica Readers & Writers Association (ERWA), 2005
Minneapolis Star Tribune, 2001
Art & Understanding, 2001
Evergreen Chronicles, 1996
Gents, Badboys and Barbarians: New Gale Male Poetry (Alison publications), 1995
Backspace, 1992, 1993
Wellspring, 1992 - 1993
Christopher Street, 1992
Chiron Review, 1992
Perspectives, 1985
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Awards/Merits

2010, Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition, Third place (Losing Dylan)
2009, Judge, Intermedia Arts/Jerome Foundation Grant
2008, University of Wisconsin Press, Semi-Finalist (brothers, keepers & dna)
2008, Saturnalia Books Poetry Contest, Finalist (brothers, keepers & dna), Mark Doty, Judge
2008, Sport Literate Nonfiction Contest, Finalist (Touch. Flag. Tackle.)
2008, Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts Fellowship, Finalist
2008, Intermedia Arts/Jerome Foundation Grant
2007, Loft/McKnight Literary Prize, Finalist (Self, Divided)
2006, Outstanding Thesis, Creative Nonfiction, Hamline University, St. Paul, MN
2006, Pushcart Nominee (One Sentence)
2006, Notable Essay, Best American Essays 2006 (Self, Divided)
2006, Water~Stone Review, Brenda Ueland Prize, Finalist (How to Love a Poz Man)
2006, SASE/Intermedia Arts Writer-to-Writer Mentorship (Self, Divided)
2006, The Talking Stick Nonfiction Contest, Honorable Mention (Thoughts of the Lyric
           Artist on the Day Before Treatment: Updates in HIV Therapy)
2006, Minnesota State Arts Board Grant
2006, Writer-in-Residence, Banfill Locke Center for the Arts, Fridley, Minnesota
2006, VSA Arts of Minnesota Artist Recognition Grant
2005, Judge, Minnesota State Arts Board Arts Initiative Grant (Poetry)
2005, Presenter, Association of Graduate Liberal Studies Programs (AGLSP)
          Annual Conference, Hamline University.  Topic: The New Essay
2005, Judge, Jerome Foundation/SASE Literary Grant for Writers
2005, Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) Intro Journals Project
2005, Gulf Coast Nonfiction Award, First Place (One Sentence), Wayne Koestenbaum, Judge
2005, Jerome Foundation Grant and Resident Fellowship, Blacklock Nature Sanctuary            Fellowship for Emerging Artists
2005, Loft Literary Center Mentorship Series, Finalist (Self, Divided)
2005, Cornucopia Arts Center Residency Program, Lanesboro, MN, Finalist
2005, New York Mills Arts Center Residency Program, Finalist
1997, The Loft's GLBT Inroads Program, Winner
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Presentations

The Loft, Instructor, Seminar: The Short Nonfiction Narrative, June 2010
The Loft, Instructor, The Short Nonfiction Narrative, Spring 2010
The Loft, Instructor, The Short Nonfiction Narrative, Summer 2009
St. Olaf College Writing Class, Guest Writer, Northfield, MN, 04/2009
St. Paul Academy, Guest Writer, Bloomington, MN, 04/2009
Normandale Community College, Guest Writer, Bloomington, MN, 04/2008
St. Olaf College Writing Seminar, Guest Writer, Northfield, MN, 09/2007
University of MN MFA Program, Guest Writer, The Loft, Minneapolis, 10/2006
St. Olaf College Personal Essay class, Guest Writer, Northfield, MN, 09/2006
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Readings

Queer Voices: A Special Erotica Reading, Form+Content, Minneapolis, MN, May 2010
We2: A Gallery Reading, Form+Content, Minneapolis, MN, May 2010
Birchbark Books Reading, October 2009
Queer Voices: A GLBT Reading, September 2009
Local Motion, The Loft Literary Center, August 2009
Queer Voices: A GLBT Pride Celebration Reading, June 2009
Jerome Foundation Grant Award Reading, Intermedia Arts, January 2009
Intermedia Arts, GLBT Reading, June 2008
Over and Donne: A Gallery Reading, Form+Content, Minneapolis, MN, March 2008
Northwords Writers Group, Fridley, Minnesota, October 2007
Voicing Pride: A GLBT Reading, The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN, July 2007
Intermedia Arts Mentorship Reading, Intermedia Arts, Minneapolis, December 2006
Water~Stone Book Release, Hamline University, St. Paul, October 2006
Northwords Writers Group, Fridley, Minnesota, October 2006
SASE/Intermedia Arts, GLBT Reading, August 2006
Graduate Student Reading, Hamline University, St. Paul, May 2006
SASE/Intermedia Arts, GLBT Reading, July 2005
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Memberships

Literary
Intermedia Arts, Queer Voices: A GLBT Reading Series Curator, 2005 - present
www.mnartists.org, 2005 - present
The Loft, Member, 1999 - present

Other
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Twin Cities, 2008 - present
OutWoods (GLBT Outdoors Recreational Group), 2005 - present
Twin Cities Goodtime Softball League, 1997 - present
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