Paige asked Jan Steckel:

Wow. That poem really knocked the wind out of me. Not a question, I know. Looking forward to exploring more of your work. Do you find that being identified as a bisexual writer is a help in promoting your work? Since I haven't read anything (yet!) other than The Fall, I don't know how much it appears as a subject in your work.

Jan Steckel Thanks for a great question, Paige. Connecting with other bisexual people has certainly helped my work. Bi folk want to see ourselves in literature. My new short fiction collection, GHOSTS AND OCEANS, has several bi characters. I'll emphasize that when promoting the book to bi readers. My new poetry manuscript THE SEA THAT SOMETIMES FRIGHTENED US only has about 10% poems on bi themes. Since unfortunately many writers who are bi don't feel safe putting their "bi" work out in public yet, that's still a lot of bi for the buck/book.

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