Selected writing from Newt
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