By, alto

my complete Medium archive of published work

Having been on Medium since late 2014, I have a large and diverse body of work published here. This archive is where you can find all of it, laid out in an easy to browse structure. First up, some examples of what I feel constitutes my best written work from a variety of creative non fiction, fiction, poetry, and memoir. My remaining work is listed work under the publication or magazine where it was published. All articles published to Crossing Genres are further archived as creative nonfiction, poetry, social justice, flash fiction, and photography.

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FAVORITES

Light And Echo

Navigational Intent

The False Narrative Of Magical Consent

In Rare, Random Moments

JUST, THANKS

Letters Never Sent

my own private blue

A WORLD AWAY

DAVID

HIV: A STORY YOU PROBABLY HAVEN’T HEARD BEFORE

INTERSECTIONS OF AGENCY & ATROCITY

You Ask Why It Is I Write

Why Young Lady, Stop Touching Yourself Down There!

PAID MEDIUM ARTICLES

Right Wing Troll Field Notes

THE POZ FETISH: Sexualization of HIV Infection

The Exorcist: A Mocking Deconstruction

Editorial Form Letters

MATTERS OF THE ART

On Being A Writer

Writing Advice From Someone Loathe To Offer Writing Advice

THANK YOU, CAROL BLY

LITERATI MAGAZINE

Skin

Salt Scoured

Next Time

RESISTANCE POETRY

In Little Town, Anywhere America

Navigational Intent

Enough!

Sleeping Through The Alarm

CHALKBOARD

Words, Truth, Power

Silence

A Vague Day

An Elegant Reciprocity

IT HAPPENED

Follow

Wish

What It Took

Nothing Required

Leaving

Inspiration

Silk

The Remaining Equations

After The Storm

Prestidigitator

Balance

LITERALLY LITERARY

The Worn Pages

THE SCENE & HEARD

alto’s Morning on a Lake in the Mountains

That Thing I Call Home

THE SYNAPSE

THE LEGEND

THOSE RARE, BUT TEACHABLE MOMENTS

THIS GLORIOUS MESS

Origins, Ironies, Retrospective Glances

Night Flight

Collaboration Of Souls II

HAIKU HUB

Gift

Home

The Heavy and Wet

THE COFFEELICIOUS

PERSPECTIVE

Love, Mom

A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE

INTERSECTIONS OF AGENCY & ATROCITY

DIRECT MAIL

ENDLESS MAGAZINE

A WORLD AWAY

Late Night Thoughts On Power And Potential

DEAR RELIGIOUS SUPERIORITY BRIGADE,

EXTRA NEWSFEED

Ah yes, the narcissist.

THE WRITER ARCHIVES

Poetry Collection VI

Series Collection I

Poetry V

Dispatches From The Teen Years

Lessons From Singher

The Weight Of Shadows

Poetry Collection IV

Submission Guidelines

Social Justice Writing

Poetry Collection III

Still More Ways To Use Archived Collections

Poetry Collection II

POETRY COLLECTION I

Starting Point

Flash Fiction

Introducing The Writer Archives

CROSSING GENRES

CREATIVE NON FICTION / MEMOIR

The Tuesday Quotable

Paramedic Notes From The Inside

Favorite Films

The Tuesday Quotable

Paramedic Notes From The Inside

Canines In Black & White

From City To Country

The Tuesday Quotable

The False Narrative Of Magical Consent

Arroz con Pollo

The Tuesday Quotable

Boys, Check Your Privilege At The Gate

The Tuesday (On Wednesday) Quotable

Timeline: August 31'st, 2005

Non Exacting Summations

OOPS!

Dispatches From 14

The Tuesday Quotable

In Between Cold Days

The Flight Of Words

Call For Submissions — creative explorations of what “resistance” means

The Tuesday Quotable

The Next Time You See A Pit Bull

The Tuesday Quotable

Close Eyes, Take Breath, Jump Off Cliff

The Tuesday Quotable

The (2 days late) Monday Quotable

The Monday Quotable

The Monday Quotable

C(G) Summer Newsletter

On The Words We Remember

The 15 Faces Of Mr. Moles

A Day, Last August

Finally, A New Home

Polarities

Happy Birthday Canada

A Few Random, Personal Tidbits

daCunha: Special Editions

Canine Yoga

All The Old Familiar Places

Caption This …

A Series Tribute To My Father

A Bird Without A Window

The Story Of A Boy

Spring

On Being A Writer

Writers, Visual Artists, Photographers

Allan And His Hose

More Than One Thing Doesn’t Seem Right

A Necessary Tension

Happy Holidays

Those Defining Moments

Conversations With My Dog

Conversations With My Dog

Scenes From An Italian Restaurant

Snapshots From A Different America

Call For Submissions

That Moment Of Clarity

What Fresh New Hell Is This?

Dispatches From South Sudan

On Sexual Abuse And Pedophilia As Sexual Orientation

A Humble Request From One Writer To Another To Perhaps

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

THINGS WE WANT TO SAY BUT NEVER DO

Speaking Of Irrelevant Degrees

ALIVE

THE EXORCIST

Snapshots From Nights Passed

A NECESSARY REST

The Challenge Of Memoir

STOP THE FREAK SHOW I WANT TO GET OFF

The Difference Two Minutes Can Make

WELL THAT WAS UNEXPECTED

Life Of A Dog

Throwback Thursday

The Weight Of Shadows

Dispatches From 16

Dispatches From The Teen Years

EXPECTED RESPONSES

The Saturday Six

The Saturday Six

CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS II

Conversations With Friends

Conversations With My Dog

The Saturday Six

Get To Know The Team At daCunha

WAYBACK WEDNESDAY

I’ll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours

THE LIFE FLIGHT CHRONICLES

The Best Ever Mac & 3 Cheese Recipe

WOOF, GRRR

INSANE CANINES, GOLDFISH, & EMPATHY

Those Random Moments Of Connection

Margaret

CAUGHT OFF GUARD

A FEW YEARS

Where Not To Have Deep Discussions

IN MY PERFECT WORLD

DISPATCHES FROM 14

DISPATCHES FROM 13 Vol I

AN EARLY SPRING

DISPATCHES FROM 13 Vol II

I CAN ASSURE YOU — Crossing Genres

DISPATCHES FROM 13 Volume III

99 BOOKS

On “Virtuous Pedophiles”, Transparency, & Credibility

Writing

DEAR MR. PERFECT FAGGOT

it’s never that complicated

The Holiday Greeting Paradox

IT’S NEVER REALLY THAT COMPLEX

It Was Only A Matter Of Time

No, “A M B U L A N C E” Does Not Spell Taxi!

WAYBACK WEDNESDAY

A NEW NAME

Did Someone Say Community?

DECONSTRUCTION

Poor Shane

(m)ASCULINITY

Harper’s Monologue

A THIRD GRADE ESSAY

The B Grade Horror Narrative

The Mr. Molesley Chronicles

THE CG WRITING CHALLENGE

Lessons From Singher

TOO OBVIOUS TO IGNORE

One Wikipedia Definition Does Not A Poet Make

METH IS A COMPLICATED STORY

Co-Dependent Baggage Of An Only Child

A PHOTO A DAY FOR 30 DAYS

RIP Mr. Brown Bear

Call For Submissions

Country Kitchen

A Photo A Day For 30 Days

POETRY

Light And Echo

Fine Details

The Space Between Then And Tomorrow

Self Portrait II

Self Portrait In Retrospect

Would You Rather

A Random Trajectory

Escape

After The Storm

Skin

Follow

Inspiration

Moment

The Pain Of Light And Fur

Dusk After A Storm

An Appropriate Approximation

This Is An Emergency Broadcast Alert

Collaboration Of Souls II

A Humble Request From One Writer To Another To Perhaps

Collaboration Of Souls

Fractured Reflections

RANDOM IMAGES NOW DEFINE YOU

In A World With Lines Drawn All Over It

Shining A Light Of Support

GONE

Shifting Equations

THE LIGHT OF LANGUAGE

Poetry Collection IV

The Space Between Brown And Gray

The Weight Of A Moment

FREEZES BLUE

the one

THE LEAVING ROUTINE

falling for a sociopath

IN BETWEEN COLD DAYS

contradictory strands

oppositions

Shining A Light Of Support

SF

It Is Three Seconds Before Dawn

FLASH FICTION

The Blood Of Wood And Organs

RIGHT NOW

SOCIAL JUSTICE

On Privilege, Apologies, & Accountability

Let Me Assure You

White Feminism Round 2

WHITE FEMINISM, SHUSH!

“Straight Acting”

World AIDS Day 2016

THANKS BEV

AN OPEN LETTER TO GAY MEN ON HOW NOT TO WRITE A GLARINGLY OFFENSIVE DATING PROFILE — Crossing…

On Sexual Abuse And Pedophilia As Sexual Orientation

The “Pro Life” Section

Gay Panic Narratives, circa 1957

Why Young Lady, Stop Touching Yourself Down There!

WORLD AIDS DAY

Roundup Of Stellar Written Work — III

Once again, you’ve done a great job of responding defensively to what people are not saying,

Your idea of turning the tables on those who promote and encourage white supremacy is an…

Great article Kyle. Best of luck during your field work.

Wow!

RULES OF THE TROLL GAME

MEN, ALLYSHIP, & FEMINISM

Double Standards, Justifications, Excuses

ENOUGH With The “Complicated & Nuanced” How To Prevent Rape Discussions

MEN, FEMINISM, AND ETHICAL ACTION

On James Baldwin And Letting Go Of Whiteness

Shaming And Blaming 101

I DON’T REALLY CARE WHAT YOU MEANT

Politically Correct

SPEAKING OF DEFINITIONS

A NEW TAKE ON NATURE VS NURTURE

WHITE FEMINISM SHHH!

LET’S MAKE IT SIMPLE FOR YOU RACHEL

AN EPILOGUE

TOO OBVIOUS TO IGNORE

FROM THE ARCHIVES — No, She Didn’t Say That — Crossing Genres

NO SHE DIDN’T SAY THAT part II — Crossing Genres

BECAUSE THERE IS VALUE IN REPETITION …

Uncivil?

“Straight Acting”

SNAPSHOTS (photography)

A Fluid Blue

Easter Weekend Greetings

Shifting Turns To Shades Of Blue

When A Lemur Rubs Itself On You …

Double Exposure

The S N A P S H O T Selfie Challenge

Giving Human Rights A Home

Playing With Paint & Brushes

When Mostly Pictures Will Do

When No Words Are Required

East On The Tracks

.;.

The 3 In 1 Photo Challenge

View From A Train: Part 2

Brush Strokes

Summers And Sand

Passive Aggressive

View From A Train

January Memories

Submitting Photography To Snap Shots