Selected writing from Newt

Illustration by Sam Garland

Me and Steely Dan

What is a man and does it like yacht rock?

July 2024

I dream of America

Reflections on a time I can't quite remember

March 2024

Illustration by Sam Garland

My Friends, the Ghoulish Librarians

A love letter to the train station little library, lesbian literature, and imagined people who hand us stories when we need them the most.

December 2023

Illustration by Colin Lievens

time, as a symptom

In the second Notes From Anywhere: second first kisses, Swedish insecurity, and Taylor Swift.

September 2023

Norway says non-binary people are really cool and you should give them all of your money. Or something.

Ladies Room

In the third Notes From Anywhere: thoughts on "ladies rooms" and "breasting boobily".

August 2023

Me after rejecting the hot chess player

When I Kissed The Chess Player

In the second Notes From Anywhere: second first kisses, Swedish insecurity, and Taylor Swift.

September 2022

Northern Lights

August 2022

In this first edition of Notes From Anywhere, Newt and the lights, supermarket sausages, and lost connections.

Searching for Transition: A Love Letter To Whatever It Is Charlie Day Is Doing In Pacific Rim

Or: The non-binary mad scientist manifesto

October 2021

Dreaming of a Grand Lesbian Old Age

May 2021

For Us Quiet Queers, It Can Be Hard To Find Our Place In Pride

Pride has never, and never should be, quiet. But this month, make sure you check in with your introverted gay friends.

June 2020

Illustration by Ally Hart

Avoiding The Universe

This week, I learned that notification ignorance isn't always bliss.

October 2020

Illustration by Ally Hart

Band Aids

October 2020

How I cultivated a really bad habit — and my vow to stop it.

Illustration by Ally Hart

Trying to Love my Lockdown Body

July 2020

This week, I took nudes for my own damn self.

Keeping Creative During a Crisis

We spoke to Amber Vittoria, the NYC-based illustrator, about what it’s like to create art during a global pandemic.

June 2020