hi, i'm von.

writer. potter. beverage lover.

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hi, i'm von. it's nice to meet you.

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von is a writer and potter reared by the north carolina coast. he writes about queer masculinity, hopepunk futures, and myth-making. his clay works aim to capture the delightfully simple intimacy of sharing a drink with someone you love. you can find his work in fifth wheel press, Fruitslice, t'art magazine, and more at vonreyes.com. he is based in durham, NC with his husband and their two tuxedo cats.education
BA political science | east carolina university
MA sociology | unc wilmingtonrecognition
nominated for best of the net
push-cart nominated
2018 recipient of the frank harr service awardcontact

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fiction
andap, lumabo - same faces collective issue #14
fringe contender - other worlds anthology; a coup of owls press
the treehouse - trans tongues issue #1; t'art magazine
202.X SAR-FM; your go-to station for the end of the world - as alive issue #3 (nominated for best of the net)poetry
12 pairs - mnemotope 005; bog bodies press
west coast smoker (reprise) - light 'em up anthology; fifth wheel press (nominated for best of the net)
over warm bodies - fruitslice issue #6
dental floss - prickly pear issue #3
asian spice - call me [nostalgic] issue #16
itch - call me [nostalgic] issue #16creative non-fiction
a voicemail on mother's day - mnemotope 005; bog bodies press
september 5th - issue #9; t'art magazineessays
living in the grey - the good men project
which came first, the masculinity or the misery? - fruitslice issue #3 (pushcart nominated)