Quietly Flamboyant: In Praise of Sober Queerness

Quietly Flamboyant: In Praise of Sober Queerness

Jack Parlett Considers the Experiences of Some of His Favorite Artists With Sobriety (Alongside His Own)

By Jack Parlett | July 13, 2026

Who is Fire Island for? On the Currency of Reading (and Six Packs) in Pines Society

Who is Fire Island for? On the Currency of Reading (and Six Packs) in Pines Society

How Joel Kim Booster’s Rom-Com Engages with Literary History

By Jack Parlett | July 8, 2022

“I do not like people whose principal aim is pleasure.” When James Baldwin Went to Fire Island

“I do not like people whose principal aim is pleasure.” When James Baldwin Went to Fire Island

Jack Parlett on Where the Iconic Writer Wrote Another Country

By Jack Parlett | June 14, 2022

The Complex Queer Literary History of Fire Island

The Complex Queer Literary History of Fire Island

Jack Parlett on the Storied Legacy of a Legendary Long Island Getaway

By Jack Parlett | June 25, 2019

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