a novel by Joey Polino

A Luca Guadagnino sun, Celine Song moon, and Emerald Fennell ascendant, the heart of my literary ambition is to explore queerness and gender as the table stakes of literary fiction and psychodrama, written for the aesthetically and emotionally intelligent “thought daughter, gay son” audience.

I am currently in the query trenches seeking representation for my novel PRIVATE MYTHOLOGY, an LGBTQ+ literary novel with strong elements of mystery and romance for fans of SALLY ROONEY and PATRICIA HIGHSMITH.

  • Thought not Thot. The "thought daughter, gay son" film flips the internet trend's misogyny on its head, exploring intellectual concepts and characters without sacrificing style and aesthetic intelligence. Stretching across genres, these movies are about women and swishy men who love the humanities. They are dark and feminine; introspective and nostalgic—emotionally intelligent and thoughtful.

    But the aesthetics—from the production design, to the costumes and score, are a feast for the senses. Sometimes all you need is a grande dame of an actress in a role with dialogue she can chew on and spit out. The "gay son" side of the equation ensures that while the story and its characters have depth, it's also eye-catching, gorgeous and riddled with snark.

    My writing style pushes aesthetics through immersive descriptions of sight, sound and wear.

Private Mythology

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