Archive - ☆ Black Lipstick ☆

The Best Writing Advice I've Ever Gotten

I finished my novel (again!) Also, a discovery.

Apr 4 •

March 2024

Bitch, This Happened: Pregaming with Danielle Chelosky

Rachel A.G. Gilman and Danielle Chelosky discuss the allure of self destruction, the shifting boundaries of memoir, and Danielle's full-length debut…

Mar 22 •

Rachel A.G. Gilman

Parasocial Graces: A Walk in the Americana Mall with Brittany Menjivar

Claudia Elena Rodriguez and Brittany Menjivar hang out and discuss autofiction, J.D. Salinger, the early internet, and Brittany's debut collection…

Mar 13 •

Claudia Elena Rodriguez

February 2024

Sip This Tea: How Incarcerated Women Use GTL Tablets to Uphold Romance

Prison journalist Tomiekia Johnson investigates and navigates love, sex, and speed dating while incarcerated.

Feb 16 •

Black Lipstick Turns 1!

What's new + a year in review.

Feb 9 •

January 2024

Superfreaks: An Interview on Kink, Power, and Poetry with Arielle Greenberg

Poets C. E. Janecek and Arielle Greenberg discuss the complexity of kink, the language of desire, and Greenberg's new book SUPERFREAKS: KINK, PLEASURE…

Jan 26 •

Writing comes from a place of crisis, of keeping your head above water. Maybe that’s why it feels like I’ve never done it before now.

Jan 15 •

Stripped: Denied the Right To a Woman’s Wardrobe

Mithrellas Curtis on expressing femininity while incarcerated and the self-affirming power of a vibrant red lip.

Jan 5 •

December 2023

Four new things I'm doing this year! Plus, NOVEL CLASS!

Dec 31, 2023 •

NEW CLASS: From Dreamseed to Final Draft

A 12-month novel intensive at Writing Co-Lab, starting March 2024!

Published on ☆ Black Lipstick ☆ • Dec 12, 2023

EXIT INTERVIEW #2, Part 2

Mila and Amanda

Published on Mommy's El Camino (now at Buttondown) • Dec 8, 2023

Belief Logic, Desire Logic: An Interview with Kristine Langley Mahler

Ten questions for the author, plus a bonus outtake from A CALENDAR IS A SNAKESKIN.

Dec 8, 2023 •

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