Joe Wadlington

Writer, Artist, and Drag Queen

Joe's Content Strategy and Copywriting Portfolio

Joe's Content Strategy and Copywriting Portfolio

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Writing in The New Yorker

Satire: Attachment Planting Your Succulent

Satire: Attachment Planting Your Succulent

Satire: Some Gentle Reminders from Your New Co-Op

Satire: Some Gentle Reminders from Your New Co-Op

Writing in The SF Chronicle

Review: Terror Vault; The best mixer for ‘Fatal Abduction’ jump scares? Laughs

Review: Terror Vault; The best mixer for ‘Fatal Abduction’ jump scares? Laughs

Review: ‘Thighs Wide Shut’ is S.F. immersive theater with Ken Fulk grandeur, secret society sex ritual

Review: ‘Thighs Wide Shut’ is S.F. immersive theater with Ken Fulk grandeur, secret society sex ritual

Reviews of my performances & shows

Broke-Ass Stuart on "9 to 5: Live!"

The San Francisco Chronicle on "9 to 5: Live!"

The Bold Italic on Happy Endings Sh

The San Francisco Chronicle on Happy Endings

Press

Interview on KRON 4 about "9 to 5: Live!"

Interview on KPIX about "9 to 5: Live"

Interview with KTVU Fox 2 for Drag on Ice 2023

Interview on KPIX about "Drag on Ice 2023"

Writing in Architectural Digest

Etiquette | Should I Tell My New Roommates About My Anxiety?

Etiquette | How to Politely Get Out of That Zoom Happy Hour

Etiquette | How Do I Get My Partner to Recycle?

Etiquette | Is It Rude to Ask My Guests to Clean Up After Dinner?

Etiquette | How Do I Take Coronavirus Seriously Without Freaking Myself Out?

Essays and Stories

The Rumpus | "Behind Trees"

The Rumpus | "Behind Trees"

For Catapult | "Pitch Pines"

For Catapult | "Pitch Pines"

For Vox | "Halloween costumes are about dressing as someone else. I decided to go as my own fears instead."

For Vox | "Halloween costumes are about dressing as someone else. I decided to go as my own fears instead."

For Racked | "To Get Over a Breakup, Find a New Scent"

For Racked | "To Get Over a Breakup, Find a New Scent"

Writing for The Bold Italic

‘Drag on Ice’ deepened my love for San Francisco

After Five Years of Singledom, I Fell in Love — During the Pandemic

The Value of Being Uncomfortable

5 of San Francisco’s Best Bookstores You Need to Visit ASAP

Podcast Episodes

Character Count : Introducing Character Count with @TwitterBusiness

Character Count | @MontereyAq brings the ocean online

Casted | Peeling Back the Curtain of Character Count

Character Count | @TeamKano engineers targeting magic

The Tic | A Mommy Blogger, Editor, and Drag Queen Walk Into a Bar

Character Count | @Grindr's campaign takes a stand

Collections My Writing Appears In

The Dreams I Dreamt: Letters to San Francisco

The Dreams I Dreamt: Letters to San Francisco

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