Grey Traynor

Grey Traynor is a transfemme, nonbinary writer who has been published in Time Out San Francisco, Beacon Quarterly, Gold Man Review, Doubleback Review, ouch! collective, and BULL. They will be attending the Tin House Workshop (Summer 2025) and can be found on Instagram @greytraynor and at www.greytraynor.gay

JITTERBUG JOHNNY by Grey Traynor

Jitterbug Johnny made it to the back of a dozen trucks and sports utility vehicles in the form of a sticker: “Jitterbug Johnny 1965-2023 – ‘Drive faster than an eagle takes flight!’” Jitterbug said the phrase any chance he could: before and after taking a shot, getting out of cold above-ground pools, even while receiving the toothiest blow job. However, it was a phrase that bothered some folks, sticking in their ear like a stubborn wad of wax. Did eagles take to flight faster than most other birds, they would wonder, shouldn’t this pithy encouragement have more to do with…

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