Intimate F[r]agments: A Smutty Open Mic for trans & queer folks

This is an in-person only event, which takes place at Charis Books and More. It is free to attend and no registration is required. Please read the in-person event guidelines at the bottom of this page to be sure you can participate in the event. This is an 18+ event.

We’re excited to welcome back L’or N.O.S. for a very special installment of Intimate F[r]agments in celebration of the release of issue 6 of their t4t lesbian smut zine Fuckin’ Transplants.

Intimate F[r]agments is an open mic that offers trans and queer people the space to share their rawest, grittiest, sexiest, and silliest poetic and prose pieces on the themes of love, lust, heartbreak, transness, and/or SMUT!

Supporting the show we will have featured readings from Billie Sainwood and June of Write Club Atlanta.

Potential readers! Have you ever:

-sent or received texts that made you swoon?

-explored a new poetic form inspired by a crush or lover?

-kept a log of all of your sexual experiences?

-been broken to bits and then built back up by love?

-fucked somewhere fun you’d like to tell us about?

-fantasized about possible and impossible sexual gratification?

-had feelings about your trans body, in relation to others or on your own?

We want to hear all about it! We will have a sign-up sheet with 3-5 minute slots for readers and performers available at the front at 7:00pm.

Host

L’or (they, él) is a Brooklyn born and raised queer, mixed, trans writer with strong opinions. For the last year and a half they have hosted the open mic Intimate F[r]agments that uplifts trans writers monthly in Brooklyn and taken it to cities around the world. L’or self publishes two zines on trans sexuality, mental health, and belonging. dm them on ig @IntimateFragments or send an email to ditmasparkslope@proton.me to join their upcoming (email! infrequent!) newsletter.

Featured Readers

Billie Sainwood is a poet, performer, and trans menace living in Atlanta. Her work has been featured in Had Magazine, the Atlanta Fringe Festival, and she was recently one of Bloodletter Magazine’s 2025 Trans Voices in Horror. Her poetry collections WHAT WAS EATEN WAS GIVEN and 36 VIEWS OF MY BREASTS are available from Kith Books.

Mykal Alder June works in a bookstore. She is also a writer, producer, and musician in Atlanta. Her one-woman-show Last One Out premiered at the Atlanta Fringe Festival in May 2025. She records music as meaning of everything, and scored Burning Bones Physical Theatre’s 2024 production of Small Mouth Sounds. June (you can just call her June) also co-produces Write Club Atlanta, a monthly live lit show.

The event is free and open to all people, especially to those who have no income or low income, but we encourage and appreciate a donation of $5-20 in support of the work of Charis Circle, our programming non-profit. Charis Circle’s mission is to foster sustainable feminist communities, work for social justice, and encourage the expression of diverse and marginalized voices. Donate in-person or via our website: www.chariscircle.org/donate.

In-person event guidelines:
– This is an 18+ event.
– All attendees must wear a face mask during the event.
– We will begin seating people at 7:00PM EST. Open mic sign up will begin at 7:00PM EST.
– As a reminder: If you are not feeling well, please do not come to the event.

If you have any questions regarding these guidelines or to request specific accessibility accommodations, please contact info@charisbooksandmore.com or call the store at 404-524-0304.

Please contact us at info@chariscircle.org or 404-524-0304 if you would like ASL interpretation at this event. If you have other accessibility needs please don’t hesitate to reach out to info@chariscircle.org.

By attending our event you agree to our Code of Conduct: Our event seeks to provide a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), class, or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Unsolicited sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. Anyone violating these rules will be expelled from this event and all future events at the discretion of the organizers. Please report all harassment to Charis staff immediately or email info@chariscircle.org.