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Vanda

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in Huntington Station, The United States
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Somerset Maugham, Tolstoy, Steinbeck

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I was born and raised in Huntington Station, Long Island, but my mother would never let us call it that. She said we came from South Huntington. Saying we were from Huntington Station, according to my mother, made it sound like we came from the other side of the tracks. And, well, Mom, we did and that fact has greatly influenced my writing.

I wrote my first novel in eighth grade, with encouragement from my teacher, Mr. James Evers, who said, "My children will read your words." (They did) I went on to win an Edward Albee Fellowship among other awards for playwriting. One of my plays, VILE AFFECTIONS, was a finalist for the National Lambda Literary Award.

I am currently writing a series of novels about LGBT modern history that is NOT for LGBT f
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“I hardly know her but whenever I see her I lose my mind. I know I should run away, but I can’t.

“That’s called sexual attraction, honey,” Max said. “It’s very nice. But be careful. It can burn you bad.

Believe me I know.”
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“Catherine, people don't always live up to our expectations. Sometimes, they live up to their own.
From Our Lady of Stone, an unpublished play”
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“Danny and I were sposed to go to his mother's house for Thanksgiving. Now what? What do I tell his mother?
Well, not this. Mothers hate it when you tell them their sons are queer.”
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