Essay About Revenge Films at Electric Literature
My essay “Can a Revenge Movie Succeed Without Violence?” is up today at Electric Literature. It’s a critical response to the film Promising Young Woman and includes my thoughts on the 2017 movie...
View ArticleNew Flash Fiction in Bending Genres
I have a new story out about sloth tchotchkes, and capitalism, and sucky jobs in the latest issue of Bending Genres. This issue is filled with writers I admire, and I’m so grateful to the editors for...
View ArticleA Thousand Butterflies Translated into Arabic
My story “A Thousand Butterflies,” which was originally published in a print edition of Passages North and then reprinted in Flash Fiction Online, has been translated into Arabic for an international...
View ArticleNew Interview with Joseph Han
I recently had a wonderful conversation with Joseph Han about his debut novel Nuclear Family. That interview is up now in The Rumpus!
View ArticleInterview with Chinelo Okparanta up at The Rumpus
I have a new interview up at The Rumpus with Chinelo Okparanta about her latest novel, Harry Sylvester Bird. Our discussion was enlightening and covered everything from allyship to the pandemic and...
View ArticleInterview with Matthew Salesses
The old adage “write what you know” often lends itself to books about writers and artists, or drinking and family, or a combination of all four. For Matthew Salesses, however, writing what he knew...
View ArticleInterview with Olivia Wolfgang-Smith
I am a huge fan of novels which feature a rotating cast of narrators, so I was excited to delve into Glassworks, the debut novel from Olivia Wolfgang-Smith. The book is a multi-generational, queer...
View ArticleReading Fiction at Workshop 4200
I’ll be reading this Sunday at Workshop 4200 as part of the PRF BBQ. Come see me read some fiction, along with a group of eight other amazing poets and writers. Reading begins promptly at 10:30am.
View ArticleFollow Me on Bluesky
If you’re on Bluesky, please follow me there! My handle is @chelsvoulgares.bsky.social. I’ve also created a handle for Lost Balloon: @lostballoon.bsky.social. Come check us out!
View ArticleJoin Me at Seminary Co-Op
I’m excited to share an event happening in Hyde Park later this fall. I’ll be at The Seminary Co-Op book store on Tuesday, November 28th to discuss Christy Prahl’s debut book of poetry, We Are...
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