Love in a Time of Chronic Illness with Andrew Turner

In this conversation, K. Andrew Turner and Mistress Audry Lu Black dissect the intersection of queerness, identity, and disability. They talk about navigating public spaces engineered for exclusion. Access and accommodation are not generosity; they are the minimum requirements for any community that claims to be inclusive.

Their dialogue encompasses love, attraction, and the dynamics of relationships. They unpack informed consent, disclosure in dating, and the ways desire shifts alongside bodies, capacity, and circumstance. Grief is given its due—not as an ending, but as a teacher—and the conversation returns to honest communication.

With humor and unflinching vulnerability, this discussion supposes that genuine connection is not accidental. It is built through openness, respect, and the courage to be fully seen.

Content warning: Conversation around Grief, medical information, disability and consent

Featured toy/resource: Andrew’s Book: Heart, Mind, Blood. You can find it at the link below:

https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Mind-Blood-Andrew-Turner/dp/163534526X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=heart+mind+blood+skin+turner&qid=1594525538&sr=8-1

K. Andrew Turner writes queer, literary and speculative fiction, poetry, and nonfiction in stolen weekday moments. In 2013, he founded East Jasmine Review—an electronic literary journal, with a focus on publishing diverse writers. He was a semifinalist for the 2016 Luminaire Award in poetry. His full-length poetry collection Heart, Mind, Blood, Skin is now available from Finishing Line Press. He also has a chapbook, “Gymlationship” from Arroyo Seco Press His work has also appeared in Chiron Review, LUMMOX, Carnival Literary, Sadie Girl Press, MUSE, Redshift, and other publications and anthologies. Find more at www.kandrewturner.com or follow him on X/Instagram/BlueSky @kandrewturner.

Credits: Producers Maypop, Siren, Sunflower, Zinnia and Dahlia; Sound Editor Primrose; Music Creators Nick Ruiz and Dawson Kroeger