Welcome to My Publications Page
Publications
My work spans books, literary journals, anthologies, and public platforms. Some of it is political. Some is speculative. Some is both. All of it is honest.
Featured Work
The Seeker and the Seven Animals — An allegorical journey through self-discovery, guided by seven mystical animals. My most-read book. Available at major retailers.
https://books.apple.com/us/author/gemma-ortwerth/id1778998399
Thanksgiving in the Wreckage – Personal essay about surviving the holidays as a queer person, published in HankyCode, December 2025.
Can You Forgive Us? — Political poem published in HankyCode, February 2026.
Drowned Angels — Story of the Month, Flash Phantoms, April 2025. Flash horror fiction.
https://www.flashphantoms.net/april-flash-fiction-horror
Fiction forthcoming in Sinister Wisdom’s 50th Anniversary Issue.
Speaking
Invited speaker, AIGA Baltimore Design Week, October 2025. Talk: Late Creates: Art as Resilience, A Creative Journey.
Listen
Bimbo Rights and Civil Wrongs on Spotify — Politics, LGBTQ+ rights, neurodivergence, and sex positivity.
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