Essays

Essays

 

“The Wild Courage of Despair”: On Visiting Poe’s Queer Spaces in the Years After Pulse

An exploration of “Fall of the House of Usher” and “The Masque of the Red Death” in the wake of repeated, targeted gun violence against the queer community. Published in Mercer University Press’s “More Than Love: The Enduring Fascination with Edgar Allan Poe,” September 2024.