“In Cypress Slough” includes two gay characters, but it’s not a story about being gay in East Texas. In this behind-the-scenes look at the latest Not About Lumberjacks story, I talk about representation, the stories I’d never write (and why), and how I approach writing disenfranchised characters who have experienced lives I can only imagine. * * * Links to some people and things mentioned in this episode: * ScreamQueenz* Writing the Other* Nisi Shawl* Cynthia Ward* David Bowles* Invisible | Invisible 2* Craft in the Real World* Alba Salix* Fable and Foley* Natalia Sylvester Episode Transcript >>