AFTERWORD: Queer Elsewhere: Fabulosity and Futurity on the Horizon

When I was asked to write an afterword to this anthology, I felt a little uneasy. An afterword seemed more like a wrap-up, a denouement, and a final statement. What I offer below is more of an anti-afterword because it leaves things open rather than providing final closures. The various orientations of the text toward an “over there” and an elsewhere make it more like the beginning of a reverie, snatches of dreamlike sequences and meandering thoughts. This text starts off as a personal reflection, using the memory of a friend as the primary takeoff point. But then, while I