Praise for Debitage:
“Who but a perfect God could create a world in which what we/want is never what we need. . .” Sexual assault and childhood trauma. Popular culture and political upheaval. What we’ve killed and what we’ve eaten. I’m undone by this poet’s rendering of pain and humor with every confession and turn: the black fly, karma, the beloved sister celebrated in these pages. Debitage is an essential book for our era and a site where Eriksen’s linguistic tools shine.”
– Janine Certo, author of Becoming Eve, O Body of Bliss, and Elixir
In the short story The City of God, a woman seeing a therapist after the sudden death of her father, suffers blackouts during her sessions and experiences wild, erotic dreams at night. Dreams that at first are welcome, but soon not.
Available as a standalone short story or as part of the Dark Mirrors Anthology.
Unconditional offers parents of LGBTQIA children help navigating the special concerns of raising their child in our still very heteronormative and discriminatory world. It includes:
Thank You, Scotus, For Finally Seeing My Daughter as Human, Role Reboot, 2015
When Will the World Love My Gay Daughter as Much as I Do?, Fem 2.0, 2013
Supporting LGBTQIA Youth, Host Erin Prather Stafford, World of Mom Radio, 2023
How to Respond When Someone Comes Out to You, New York Times Magazine, 2018
Homeless Rates for LGBTQ Teens are Alarming, But Parents Can Make a Difference, Washington Post, 2017
Marinating with Joan Didion, The Creative Turn, 2013