Fiction. LGBT Studies. Kevin Killian's forte as a writer has always been to merge his life with his fiction, his imagination with his reality. In LITTLE MEN, a collection of prose pieces, the line between fact and fancy, between actuality and invention is constantly blurred. Killian the writer becomes Killian the character as he shifts and shreds the conventions of traditional genres. A high school memoir of sexual exploits with priests is placed next to a meta-fiction about a drunken "Kevin" taking his son to the movies. Killian imagines alternative realities that dazzle us with his magic and his nerve.

Author City: SAN FRANCISCO, CA USA

Kevin Killian, born 1952, is a poet, novelist, critic and playwright. A member of the "new narrative" circle including Dennis Cooper and Kathy Acker, Killian is a master short story writer, crafting campy and edgy tales that explore the humor and darkness of desire. A former director of Small Press Traffic and a co-editor (with Dodie Bellamy) of Mirage/Periodical, Killian co-wrote Jack Spicer's biography, Poet Be Like God, and co-edited three Spicer books, including My Vocabulary Did This To Me: Collected Poems. His most recent books include the novel Spreadeagle (Alyson Books, 2010), the short story collection IMPOSSIBLE PRINCESS (City Lights Publishers, 2009), and the poetry collection ACTION KYLIE (ingirumimusnocteetcomsumimurigni, 2008).

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