Riding SideSaddle*
A novel on 250 note-cards
Read more online »Sam gasps for air, and finds herself alone. Herman gasps for air, and finds herself alone. They wipe the mud from their body.
—Riding SideSaddle*
Art from the novel (available as prints)
10 Myths on the Proper Application of Beauty Products
Riding SideSaddle was adapted for the stage by Buntport Theater, with original music by Teacup Gorilla.
Read the script »Press
It’s a new and wonderful adventure each time, a story of outcasts, their caretaker, and the friendship and love they find with each other.
— Ryo Yamaguchi, Michigan Quarterly Review [ ]
The characters, ideas, story are exposed, raw, alive — merging masculine and feminine into some kind of mystical marriage.
— Erin Rollman & Brian Colonna, Buntport Theater
I was just digging everything, and didn’t want the night to be over.
— Sam O’Daniel, Your Older Brother [ ]
Publishing Credits
Riding SideSaddle* is an open source text published by SpringGun Press, released online by OddBird, and adapted for the stage by Buntport Theater and Teacup Gorilla.
7 Articles…
Denver Quarterly: Adaptation
This month’s Denver Quarterly features side-by-side excerpts from my novel, Riding SideSaddle*, and the Buntport play 10 Myths on the Proper Application of Beauty Products which was based on it.
2016 True West Award
An award I’m happy to share with my amazing collaborators in Buntport Theater & Teacup Gorilla.
Some Kind of Resistance Tour, 2017
It’s been a month since our country pseudo-elected a bigoted blow-hard for president. I’m heading to DC to protest his inauguration in January, visit friends, and go on a mixed-media resistance tour…
10 Myths at Buntport
I’m excited to be part of Buntport Theater’s 40th original full-length production — based on my novel, Riding SideSaddle*, and featuring a live score by Teacup Gorilla. It’s been a wild month pulling it all together!
Read the script »Huckleberry Roasters: Installation
Riding SideSaddle* has gone vertical! Check it out on the walls of Huckleberry Roasters Larimer Cafe (2500 Larimer St, Denver) From October 10 through November 13.
Michigan Quarterly: Interview
An interview with the insightful Ryo Yamaguchi at Michigan Quarterly Review.
Riding SideSaddle* [a novel affair]
Join us for the official release of my first novel — with live music and special guests!