Description
Description
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, redefining sainthood and spiritual history through the lens of queer resilience and 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, these stories explore the contemporary yearning to find meaning in something larger than ourselves.
About the Author
About the Author
EMRYS DONALDSON's work has appeared in Electric Literature, LitHub, and The Rumpus, among other venues. Donaldson lives in Atlanta with his partner and their three dogs.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"Emrys Donaldson has written the best kind of story collection: strange, funny, surprising, and moving. The Iridescents moves deftly between satirical experimentation and stylized realism, creating a broad, compelling portrait of queer and trans lives. Whether writing about an Oracle floating over ball pits or heckin' big bois climbing out of the sea, Donaldson maintains a tender admiration for what is most spectacular and spiritual about queer existence. It's impossible to not be seen by this book."
--Isle McElroy, author of People Collide--Isle McElroy
--Isle McElroy, author of People Collide--Isle McElroy
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Trp: The University Press of Shsu
Pub date:
2026-02-15
Length:
100 pages
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