It’s our Three Year Anniversary! Today's episode was recorded live over Zoom on September 27th, 2021. First, James Sie is the author of the YA novel All Kinds of Other, which was listed by Kirkus as one of “Eight YA books that Could Change Your Mind.” His debut novel, Still Life Las Vegas, was a Lambda Literary Award nominee for Best Gay Fiction. An award-winning playwright, he has had productions performed in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and across the country. He has contributed essays to Pen America, The Rumpus, and The Advocate. In addition to writing, James is also a voiceover artist for many cartoons and games, including Stillwater, Jackie Chan Adventures, and Avatar: The Last Airbender, where his excessive love of cabbages has earned him immortal fame. James lives in Los Angeles with his husband and son. Then, Kennon B Raines was a member of LA's first poetry slam team to San Francisco in ’93. She is an actress & performance poet having performed her poetry in: London, Paris, Montreal, Toronto, Boston, Dallas, Atlanta, NYC and Los Angeles. Her poetry was presented in a one-woman show at LaMama E.T.C. in NYC, at the Toronto Film Festival, and in several independent films. She’s lived in Virginia, Georgia, NYC, and Los Angeles. Yet no matter where she lived throughout her adult life, to paraphrase Tennessee Williams, she has always been nurtured by the kindness of gay men.