I write novels, creative non-fiction, and articles centering on feminism, queer identities, pop culture, and literature. My writing has appeared in several publications, including Vice, Electric Literature, them.us, Upworthy, The Muse, and Class Lives: Stories from Across the Economic Divide.
I’m also a staff writer with SYFY WIRE’s feminist vertical, FANGRRLS, and a contributing writer with the Denver VOICE. I’m feisty, I’m sometimes angry, I’m sometimes funny, but I’m always bringing realness.
Below is a selection of some of my favorite pieces grouped by loose categories. If you’d like to see all of my work, check out my nifty portfolio at: sefleenor.contently.com
Gender+Sexuality
The Magicians’ Julia Wicker and the power of survival, SYFY WIRE
The timing is perfect to introduce a nonbinary Loki to the MCU, SYFY WIRE
How The Good Place forks up Eleanor’s sexuality, SYFY WIRE
Should we be excited about Marvel’s commitment to queer characters?, SYFY WIRE
The Gender Binary is Limiting Our Imaginations, SYFY WIRE
Lesbian, Gay and Queer Couples Have Relationship Issues that Don’t Have to Do With Being LGBQ–and TV is Finally Catching Up, Bella Books Blog
Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels that Take Us Beyond the Gender Binary, Electric Literature
Deadpool 2 is More Queerbait than Queer Representation, them.us
Cameron Esposito on the Return of “Take My Wife” and Creating Important LGBTQ Representation Onscreen, Bella Books Blog
How a T. rex Name SUE Became a Nonbinary Icon, them.us
How Bartenders Are Learning to Stop Sexual Assault on the Job, Vice Broadly
Adoption and Alternative Families
Adoption is More Than a Plot Device, SYFY WIRE
Ava DuVernay’s A Wrinkle in Time Gets Adoption (and It’s Refreshing),SYFY WIRE
Body Positivity+Diet Culture
The beauty of superpowered and supernatural fat people, SYFY WIRE
Thanks to Deadpool 2, We Finally Have a Fat Superhero, SYFY WIRE
How Quitting Dieting Changed My Life, What’s Good by V Blog
Science Fiction+Fantasy+Horror
Eight Theories for Why Nick Fury Called Captain Marvel, SYFY WIRE
What’s with All The Fridging Lately? SYFY WIRE
Elastigirl Finally Gets the Respect She’s Due in Incredibles 2, SYFY WIRE
The History of Deadpool’s Pansexuality, SYFY WIRE
7 Bisexual+ Characters Who Redefined Coming Out, SYFY WIRE
10 Lesbian, Bi, and Queer Women in Sci Fi and Fantasy TV Right Now, BellaBooks.com
10 Survivors of Sexual Assault in Genre, SYFY WIRE
Personal Essay
How Steven Universe helps me grieve my father, SYFY WIRE
Boys Need Female and Nonbinary Heroes, Too, SYFY WIRE
How Quitting Dieting Changed My Life, What’s Good by V Blog
Ava DuVernay’s A Wrinkle in Time Gets Adoption (and It’s Refreshing), SYFY WIRE
Vacuum Cleaner Truth Class Lives: Stories from Across the Economic Divide
Finding Purpose by Stepping Away: My Sabbatical Experience, TheFoundYear.org
Books+Art
Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels that Take Us Beyond the Gender Binary, Electric Literature
“So You Want to Talk About Race” Review, Denver VOICE
Claudia Rankine’s Citizen is a Book For Our Times, Denver VOICE
Homelessness, Healing, and the Arts, Denver VOICE
Homelessness+Class/ism
Laughing in the Face of Defeat in “Rabbit: The Autobiography of Ms. Pat”, Denver VOICE
Insecurity and Loss in “Evicted,” Denver VOICE
St. Andrew’s Moves Forward with Tiny Home Village Plans, Denver VOICE
Homelessness, Healing, and the Arts, Denver VOICE
Social Justice
They Fled from Murder in El Salvador and were Surprised by Sanctuary in a U.S. Community, Upworthy
Prodigy Coffeehouse Empowers “Our City’s Next Great Generation,” Denver VOICE
St. Andrew’s Moves Forward with Tiny Home Village Plans, Denver VOICE
Profiles
Local Artist: Leti “Darlina”, Denver VOICE
Civil Rights Activist, Trailblazing Librarian, Greater Park Hill News
Vendor Profile: Stephanie Rogers, Denver VOICE
