Boyhood Reimagined
NEW BOOK
Stories of Queer Moms Raising Sons
“There is no better time for this book. Boyhood Reimagined offers a roadmap and reassurance to any parent trying to raise a boy who is ‘loving, nurturing, and collaborative.’ The essays and interviews in this book give me hope that as a society we can, indeed, raise sons who embody healthy and happy masculinity and become role models for us all!”
-Kate Hopper, author of Ready for Air: A Journey Through Premature Motherhood and Use Your Words: A Writing Guide for Mothers.
Hi! I’m Gail, and
I write about transformative relationships.
Gail Marlene Schwartz is a queer mom, a dual citizen, and pickleball champion of her household. She works as a freelance editor and is co-publisher of the new imprint, Skating Squirrel Press. She is also a Founding Editor of Hotch Potch Literature and Art, an international digital magazine dedicated to collaboration and artistic dialogue.
Passionate about relationships, freedom, and Miss Brisket, her cat, Gail writes about parenthood, identity, immigration, social change, illness and healing, breaches and repairs, and food (always, food). She knows that magic and possibility lie in the shades of gray offered by art, and she strives to get back there when her inclination toward absolutes kicks in.
Read My Books
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Falling Through the Night
Audrey Meyerwitz wants to fall in love and have a family. But for this queer 30-something insomniac who’s struggled with Generalized Anxiety Disorder since childhood, it’s a goal that’s far from simple.
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Boyhood Reimagined: Stories of Queer Moms Raising Sons
What is healthy masculinity? And how can we help our sons develop it? This collection of essays by queer moms of sons explores the messy, crooked, sometimes hilarious and always loving path toward parenting for a better world.
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My Sister’s Girlfriend
Fifth grader Talia Cohen-Sullivan isn't sure how she feels about boys, crushes, and the love thing, even though her best friend, Carmen, is already dreaming about kissing—and it's only September. Losing her mom to cancer a few years ago made Talia afraid of change, though she still has her big sister, Jade, to help her through hard times. But when she sees Jade kissing a girl, Talia is suddenly thrust into a world she doesn't understand.
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The Loudest Bark
Samuel knows that their real name is Simone, but things at their house are too quiet to think about how to tell their parents. When Chloe the costume designer moves in across the street with a dog about to have puppies, life becomes bigger, more colourful, and louder. And so does Simone.
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Clementine in Quarantine
This chapter book tells the story of Clementine and her daily life during confinement. The novel is aimed at 8 year old young readers. This story was designed to allow struggling older readers to read them with pride, as Clementine herself is 11 years old and the illustrations are nuanced.
Upcoming events
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PFLG Tulare and Kings County
Sunday August 17th
12:00-1:30 ET
Everyone is welcome to a virtual
conversation with PFLAG Tulare and Kings Counties in which we talk about Boyhood Reimagined and the adventure of parenting boys as queer women.
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Fierté dans la Capitale Pride/Ottawa
Saturday August 23rd
Sunday August 24th
noon-8:00 PM ET
Come visit our booth at Ottawa Pride! We’ll be dressed up and glittery and giving out new pink bookmarks; we’ll also have a limited supply of a new chapbook of short fiction with a hand-sewn binding.
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Elliott Bay Book Company reading
Thursday August 28th
7:00-8:00 p.m. PT
If you’re in the Seattle area, please join Lalita, June, and me, along with Taylor Farley from the Queer Power Alliance, for an in-person reading and discussion about the particular importance and unique gifts of feminist parenting in this historical moment.