She was 94 and a bitch—let’s not make this sad. Still, she was your mother. Two hours from Pittsburgh, I lick a $1 Sheetz ice cream cone, improbably delicious amidst an improbably stunning turnpike sunset, when you call with the new fucked up thing: your MAGA brother has Covid—and still, he’s going to the service […]
Dante Fuoco
DANTE FUOCO is a queer artist and educator. He is the writer and performer of two solo shows, Transplant and SEAL. Her poetry has appeared in DIAGRAM, Poets.org, Exposition Review, and elsewhere. Since graduating from Swarthmore College in 2012, Dante has worked in and around education as an elementary special ed teacher, a restorative justice facilitator for young people and adults, a therapeutic crisis intervention trainer, a non-profit program manager, and as a swim coach for an LGBTQIA+ adult swim team. Dante holds an MFA in creative writing from Virginia Tech. Their work can be found on their website and they can be found on Instagram at @garlic_lover_b0y
