Blair Mastbaum
Blair Mastbaum | |
|---|---|
 Blair Mastbaum | |
| Born | January 24, 1979 Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation |
|
| Period | 2003–present |
| Notable works | Us Ones In Between (2008) |
Blair Mastbaum (born January 24, 1979) is an American
Career
Mastbaum acted in and produced the 2005 Sundance Film Festival official competition film, Ellie Parker, directed by his partner, Scott Coffey.[3] He co-wrote the 2018 feature film, For Real, also directed by Coffey.
Novels
Clay's Way
Mastbaum's first
Us Ones In Between
Mastbaum's second novel, Us Ones In Between, published by Running Press and released in May 2008,[5] centers on depressed art school graduate Kurt Smith, who fantasizes about pushing boys in front of subway trains. The title is taken from the song "Us Ones In Between," written by Spencer Krug and performed by the band Sunset Rubdown. The novel was a finalist for the 2008 Ferro-Grumley Award.[6]
Other works
Mastbaum edited the anthology Cool Thing: The Best New Gay Fiction by Young American Writers, released by Running Press on November 10, 2008.[7]
References
- ^ a b Cyca, Michelle. "Around the World in Eighty Lies". thewalrus.ca. The Walrus. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ See the editor's notes on a few of the fabricated articles:
- Mastbaum, Blair. "The 'Perpetual Broths' That Simmer for Decades (Updated)". atlasobscura.com. Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- Mastbaum, Blair. "In Algeria, Ancient Cave Art May Show Psychedelic Mushroom Use (Updated)". atlasobscura.com. Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- Mastbaum, Blair. "Why Isn't the Most British of Masks in the Most British of Museums? (Updated)". atlasobscura.com. Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- Mastbaum, Blair. "Did Ancient Humans Use Echolocation? (Updated)". atlasobscura.com. Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- Mastbaum, Blair. "Some Residents in This Scottish Dark Sky Town Decided to Go Even Darker (Updated)". atlasobscura.com. Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- Mastbaum, Blair. "How the Discovery of a Unique Sign Language Reconnected a Linguist With Her Past (Updated)". atlasobscura.com. Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- Mastbaum, Blair. "Is 'Mele Kalikimaka' Really the Thing to Say on a Bright Hawaiian Christmas Day? (Updated)". atlasobscura.com. Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- Mastbaum, Blair. "The Heraldic Rebus, Born in Battle and Embraced by Tudor England, Lives on in Your Smartphone (Updated)". atlasobscura.com. Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- Mastbaum, Blair. "Welcome to the Spanish Village Saved by Art—And Nearly Destroyed by Fire (Updated)". atlasobscura.com. Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Ellie Parker (2005)". IMDb.
- ^ "Lambda Literary Foundation". Archived from the original on July 8, 2009. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
- ISBN 978-0786720842.
- ^ "2008 Ferro-Grumley Awards". Retrieved August 16, 2015.
- ^ "Amazon.com". Amazon. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
  | This article about a novelist of the United States born in the 1970s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |