A.M. Kirsch

Hello from a hopeful trans woman:  Get to know a she/they enby girl and read some gripping stories Becoming Trans: Stories by A.M. Kirsch  has several levels of access: Free subscribers get my serialized second memoir in production (running title:  Can’t You Wait Until I’m Dead? Memoir of a Mid-Life Transition in a Culture War ) Annual subscribers and paid monthly subscribers get the text of Murder of an Uncommon Man and the audiobook Founding subscribers get the fictionalized version of my second memoir in production (running title: The TRANSformation of Jennie Heckenlaible) Subscribe (and get your friends to subscribe) to help me reach a larger audience and build acceptance of the trans community.

It's that time of year to choose your three favourite reads of the last 12 months on Shepherd (give it a go yourself): https://shepherd.com/bboy/2024/f/am-kirsch Find my best memoirs about surviving dysfunctional family, gender identity crisis, and murder https://shepherd.com/best-books/dysfunctional-family-gender-identity-and-murder  ...and the top 250 reads from readers: https://shepherd.com/bboy/2024   My top ten of the last twelve months Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers Yours For the Taking by Gabrielle Korn Home Field Advantage by Dahlia Adler You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition by Lucy Sante Some Strange Music Draws Me In: A Novel by Griffin Hansbury She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender Roaming by Jillian and Mariko Tamaki Horse Barbie by Geena Rocero ...and my twelve-month reading list (chronological) The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli You Should See Me in a Crown by ...

  I had a guest commentary published in one of my hometown newspapers: https://www.greeleytribune.com/2024/03/23/a-m-kirsch-a-second-letter-to-our-children/ It all started when I came across an opinion column in the paper where the writer said, “Feminism seemed to elevate girls and women. But somewhere in the past four decades, it’s turned into a gnarly, twisted movement aimed at destroying natural-born women and tearing apart their Godgiven counterparts. It’s become a dark, maniacal, diabolical movement to destroy our sons, brothers, fathers, husbands, cousins, uncles and neighbors. The agenda of modern-day feminism is demonizing the male sex, somehow making our sons ashamed of being boys. Itʼs encouraging our schools to put doubt about our childrenʼs sexuality into their brains. Encouraging boys to become girls at young ages and vice versa and teaching sexuality to children is unwarranted. Our society has a virus, and it isnʼt COVID. Young ladies and gentlemen, do not trust m...

Find my favourite reads of the last 12 months on Shepherd: https://shepherd.com/bboy/2023/f/am-kirsch Find my best memoirs about surviving dysfunctional family, gender identity crisis, and murder https://shepherd.com/best-books/dysfunctional-family-gender-identity-and-murder  ...and the top 100 reads from 884 authors: https://shepherd.com/bboy/2023   Here's my twelve-month reading list FYI :-) The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Khan, Sabina Pageboy A Memoir by Page, Elliot The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons Snorkelling Adventures Around Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands by Sara Ellison Ban This Book. A Novel by Gratz, Alan Girl Hearts Girl by Lucy Sutcliff We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir by Samra Habib Rescue Me by Teichman, Michelle L. Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo Cat’s Eye by Margaret Atwood Menopause Manifesto by Jenn Gunther Frankissstein by Winterson, Jeanette Being Huemann. An Unrepenta...

  I'm honoured to be included in Vancouver Pride Society's 2023 edition! See the magazine  here  (story starts on page 54).

Murder of an Uncommon Man An unexpected call from Riverton, Manitoba in 2007 forced Janet Berg to confront the life and death of her father, Daniel. A farmer found him dead in a field with a shotgun and the forty-year-old scientist needed to explain why. From her home in Seattle, half a continent away, she sifted through musty boxes and her own memories to piece together what happened to Daniel over his last twelve years of estrangement. Poring over scribbled notes and emails, police reports, and her father’s well-worn Bible, she uncovered a life that ended in one of two ways. The key to solving his murder lay in two crime scenes with the same suspects and victim. As she put the last pieces of the puzzle into place, a call from Riverton confirmed her suspicions: the killer had taken her next victim and a second family was helpless to stop her. Janet’s memoir chronicles the life and death of her father, from his youth in 1950s Saskatchewan to unravelling the mystery of his death ten yea...

Murder of an Uncommon Man touches on issues including men's mental health, intimate partner violence, and the relationship of both to faith. Here are some resources for help and for further reading: Finding help and someone to talk to  Call and talk to someone in Canada Call and talk to someone in the US   Resource page for men Free mental fitness therapy in BC Free mental fitness therapy in Ontario Trans Lifeline Canada/US Helping men in abusive relationships Intimate partner violence statistics How to help men in violent relationships Preventing suicide TED talk with Ben Akers about suicide in men Talk Club for men 'Steve' documentary Bringing together faith, gender identity, and sexuality Human Rights Campaign on religion and faith PFLAG faith in families GayChurch find an affirming church  

  I'm a trans writer and avid reader of queer stories based in Vancouver, Canada. My other passions include 2SLGBTQIA+ advocacy, volunteering, swimming, and cycling.  Like many trans writers, I didn’t start here. I studied creative writing for my undergraduate degree and then wrote as a scientist. In 2019, I wrote a fictionalized novella about my father’s death called Murder of an Uncommon Man . In 2022, I worked with the narrator Lia DiFonzo to create the accompanying audiobook. My first magazine article on transitioning, “ Small Town Girl ,” appeared in Pride Magazine for Vancouver Pride Society. When the CBC interviewed me about transitioning and pronouns, I discovered that I’m equally comfortable with she/they and the names Allison and A.M. Find my ongoing overshare on Bluesky @amkirsch.com . As a trans educator and writer, I’m looking forward to sharing stories with a wide audience of readers and continuing to be a visible advocate for my queer community. More profile in...