Published Work

Donnelle’s Novella (story) – Shine – will be published in the Anthology – Men To Men: New Voices In Gay Fiction. Shine tells the story of a male streetwalker in search of his sexuality and how he deals with the loss of his family and girlfriend.

Men To Men: New Voices In Gay Fiction is an extraordinary collection of today’s best gay writing by emerging authors—selected by New York Times bestselling author Christopher Rice and Edited by Donald Weise. Los Angeles-based Christopher Rice is most recently the author of Blind Fall. Donald Weise is publisher of Alyson Books in New York. You can find out more at www.alyson.com

You can also pre-order a copy of the book there too or at Amazon . . .

Donnelle’s poems have appeared in numerous literary journals. Please sample Donnelle’s poetry in the poetry section, or read a couple of his poems as published in the following literary journals.

• “Body Gone” in Holly Rose Review, Poetry & Literary Arts Journal
• “Her Back to Me” in Quay, a Journal of the Arts

Work Pending Publication

Donnelle is the author of Homecoming, his first full-length poetry collection which is currently being considered for publication by several small presses.

He is currently working on his second full-length poetry collection.

Donnelle is also working on his second novel – GIANTS – about a 13 year-old boy who loses his sister and mother in a violent accident and how he struggles to find a way to coexist with his dad. The backdrop of the story is centered around the 1982 San Francisco Giants season.

Donnelle’s first novel, completed a year ago, is about depression, a call girl, and suicide. In the novel you meet Julius, Grace, and Veronica. Through these three riveting voices, Donnelle tells the story of how a man searches for solace on the bellies of prostitutes, while his poetic wife confronts her own circumstances, and how a call girl, who crosses paths with Julius, deals with her own gritty reality and the demons that haunt her mother.