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Blair Mastbaum (born January 24, 1979) is an American writer and a former model who lives in Brooklyn, New York. Mastbaum fabricated a series of stories published by Atlas Obscura. The articles were retracted after investigations found plagiarism, fabricated quotes and interviews, and misinformation.
Blair is the author of Clay's Way and Us Ones In Between, and the co-editor of Cool Thing: Best Gay Fiction from Young American Writers. He's currently living in Portland, Oregon and working on a novel called Hommeboys about his time spent as a model.
Blair Mastbaum won the Lambda Literary Foundation Award for Debut Fiction and garnered critical praise for his debut novel, Clay’s Way. Author John Rechy (City of Night) called it the “gay Catcher in the Rye .” He lives in Brooklyn, NY. Please visit him at http://www.blairmastbaum.com.
Clay's Way is the debut novel of American writer Blair Mastbaum. Released in 2004 by Alyson Books, this contemporary novel, which won the Lambda Literary Award for LGBT Debut Fiction, [1] follows 15-year-old gay skateboarder Sam and the object of his affection, conflicted surfer Clay around Honolulu.
Blair Mastbaum is the author of the award-winning novels Clay's Way and Us Ones in Between and the editor of Cool Thing: an Anthology of New Fiction. He co-wrote It Takes Three, directed by Scott Coffey and he co-produced the Sundance Film Festival official selection Ellie Parker and the Tribeca Film Festival selection Adult World.
Jan 1, 2004 · Set against the dazzling backdrop of Hawaii’s Oahu and Kauai islands, Clay’s Way seethes with energy and hormonally charged nihilism. For 15-year-old Sam, a wanna-be punk rocker who writes bad haiku poetry, his middle-class suburban life feels like a prison.
Writer/Editor · 15 years of writing experience. · Experience: FluentU · Education: The New School · Location: Santa Monica · 120 connections on LinkedIn. View Blair Mastbaum’s profile on ...
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Feb 24, 2022 · Magical Realism: Russia’s Ukraine Fantasy. Putin has convinced half the world to see the world through his twisted lens. Blair Mastbaum. Feb 24, 2022. Ukraine railways map in Lviv. Photo: Blair MASTBAUM.
Blair Mastbaum is the author of the Lambda Award winning Clay's Way and the Ferro-Grumley-nominated novel Us Ones In Between, Hommeboys, as well as the co-editor of Cool Thing: Best Gay Writing by Young American Writers.
Apr 6, 2022 · Photo: Blair MASTBAUM. Europe invented the concept of a great neighborhood. They did it out of need, not because they were thinking of terms like “walkability” and “mixed use development,” which is the lens through which many neighborhoods are concieved and built today.
