Emrys Donaldson (photo by Oyle Harrison).
A fiction reading by guest writer Emrys Donaldson is slated for Thursday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. in the Marion Art Gallery at the Rockefeller Arts Center.
Donaldson is the author of the short story collection “The Iridescents.” Steeped in a fabulist version of the American South, “The Iridescents” highlights how the LGBTQ+ community transforms everyday acts of support and survival into miracles, and redefines sainthood and spiritual history through the lens of queer resilience with fierce joy. A trans man visits a donut shop with his ailing dog to pray for advice. Genderqueer lovers search the desert for a ballerina saint. Three-hundred-year-old crustacean oracles predict the future of our oceans. Blending irreverence with reverence, Donaldson’s stories explore the contemporary yearning to find meaning in something larger than ourselves.
Donaldson is an Assistant Professor of English at SUNY Geneseo.
The event is funded by the Department of English’s Mary Louise White Fund established through the Fredonia College Foundation.
