Jessica Max Stein

Clips

Here are links to a small representative selection of my published writing.

JOURNALISM/NON-FICTION

“The Labrys Reunion” and “Lilac Mines”.
Two complementary novels a “delightful romp” through lesbian life.
make/shift magazine, Issue 7, Spring/Summer 2010.

“Sick”.
“Useful for anyone mortal — that means you.”
make/shift magazine, Issue 7, Spring/Summer 2010.

A Chat with Richard Hunt’s Mother.
Jane Hunt talks about her son’s life and work with the Muppets.
Muppet fansite Tough Pigs, 1/7/10.
Full version of the interview on my blog.

Bound to Struggle.
Queer zine deftly interrogates power.
make/shift magazine, Issue 6, Fall/Winter 2009/2010.

Judi Bari: Don’t Believe the Hype!
New Bari biography contains “far more falsehood than fact.”
WW4 Report, Issue 38, 3/05.

Thoughts on the Murder of Sakia Gunn.
Was Gunn targeted by not just her murderer, but the media?
Winner of Independent Press Association Award, Best Editorial 2003.
The Indypendent, 7/23/03.

Is That All There Is?
More to gay rights than marriage. Front-page editorial.
The Indypendent, 7/4/03.

Growing Connections: Community Supported Agriculture.
New movement links consumers, farmers and food.
The Indypendent, 8/6/02.

Women in Black Stand for Peace in the Middle East.
Profile of international peace group.
The Indypendent, 4/02.

Mother of Our Movement.
Obituary for trans activist Sylvia Rivera.
The Indypendent, 3/02.

CREATIVE NON-FICTION/ESSAYS

Names and Dates and Times: Reflections on a Queer Zine Adolescence.
QZAP: Meta, Queer Zine Archive Project, 1/09.

Remote as the Moon.
The Sun magazine, Issue 356, 8/05.

Body Language: An Introduction to the Poetry Issue.
Co-editor with Enid Dame.
Bridges: A Jewish Feminist Journal, Volume 9, Number 2, 1/03.

POETRY

Progress.
The Sun magazine, Issue 356, 9/07.

Poem for the 21st Century.
Heliotrope Journal, Volume VI, 5/06.

FUN STUFF

Silent Movie.
Metropolitan Diary, New York Times, 5/3/10.

A Chicken in Prospect Park.
Metropolitan Diary, New York Times, 11/8/09.

Ernie or Bert?
Metropolitan Diary, New York Times, 12/14/08.

Stella!
Metropolitan Diary, New York Times, 8/24/08.

Mom’s Halloween Costume.
Metropolitan Diary, New York Times, 11/06/96.


Photo is stockade 048 by Lina Smith. Used with permission. All other work © Jessica Max Stein. All Rights Reserved.