current projects
Borne
First novel, an approximately 100K-word work of literary fantasy, set in a world in which women grow wings. Written in 2003-04. Will be substantially revised. I think.
Alcestis
Second novel, approximately 95K words. A literary novel of mythic history set in Mycenaean Greece. This novel will be published by Soho Press in Fall/Winter 2009-2010.
The White Silk Tent
Novel-length creative nonfiction project based on my paternal grandmother’s unpublished memoir about life during the Depression. In progress.
[Reason novel]
Eighteenth-century novel project.
[Mount Holyoke novel]
Early twentieth century novel project, inspired by clippings in the New York Journal American.
[The Princess]
Fantasy novel idea.
“The Interior Man”
Short story about Theseus, the Minotaur, and what it means to be a king. Won the Fall 2005 UT English Department Prize for fiction.
“Daphne”
Short-short. Modern adaptation of the Daphne myth, set in Boston, dealing with painting and the artist, the behavioral rules of office work, and lesbian sex.
“Selected letters of Mrs. Christina Saville to Miss Charlotte Dimsey; or, the sealed envelope”
Interstitial epistolary story inspired by Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Ellen Moers’s concept of the female gothic, and the letters contained in Lillian Faderman’s Surpassing the Love of Men.
“The Former Hero”
A Shakespearean ghost story of sorts — a dark adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing, currently being revised.
“Emma Hamilton as Charity”
The life and times of Lady Emma Hamilton, eminently suitable for fiction. Partially drafted.
“Things That Make One’s Heart Beat Faster”
Short-short, after Sei Shonagon. Available in Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet 19, the tenth anniversary issue, which is for sale here.
“Julia Caesaris”
Short-short about Augustus’ daughter; awaiting revision.
“Goodnight, Moon”
Short-short about Selene and Endymion, complete.
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Looking for roots and live. Loving your pics and your art.
Regards from Germany, Jens Beutner
Jens, welcome! I’m glad to know there are still Beutners in Germany, too. If you track down any interesting family history, let me know.