Elyssa Maxx Goodman
@missmanhattanny.bsky.social
Writer! Photographer! Glamour!
Author, GLITTER AND CONCRETE: A Cultural History of Drag in NYC 💋
Hostess, Miss Manhattan Non-Fiction Reading
https://www.elyssamaxxgoodman.com/
https://www.miss-manhattan.com/
Author, GLITTER AND CONCRETE: A Cultural History of Drag in NYC 💋
Hostess, Miss Manhattan Non-Fiction Reading
https://www.elyssamaxxgoodman.com/
https://www.miss-manhattan.com/
SUBMISSIONS DUE MONDAYYYYYYYYYYY
Submissions for Miss Manhattan's annual Getting Fresh reading on sex and dating are now open!
Submit 3 writing samples by *1/5* to [email protected]. Readers notified by *1/12*.
If invoking "Carrie Bradshaw," please make it count.
Can't wait to see what you've got 💋
Submit 3 writing samples by *1/5* to [email protected]. Readers notified by *1/12*.
If invoking "Carrie Bradshaw," please make it count.
Can't wait to see what you've got 💋
January 2, 2026 at 11:45 PM
SUBMISSIONS DUE MONDAYYYYYYYYYYY
“She gestures expressively, hands a living punctuation mark as each tale unravels.”
New Miss Manhattan Hangs Out, with Joanna Lovering!
New Miss Manhattan Hangs Out, with Joanna Lovering!
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with Joanna Lovering
Bubbly, anyone?
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December 31, 2025 at 3:28 PM
“She gestures expressively, hands a living punctuation mark as each tale unravels.”
New Miss Manhattan Hangs Out, with Joanna Lovering!
New Miss Manhattan Hangs Out, with Joanna Lovering!
Reposted by Elyssa Maxx Goodman
One week left to submit!
December 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
One week left to submit!
This is a new tradition, too.
New Miss Manhattan up now.
New Miss Manhattan up now.
Comfort Zones
In which our heroine lights the menorah and shakes her butt to Sean Paul.
www.miss-manhattan.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This is a new tradition, too.
New Miss Manhattan up now.
New Miss Manhattan up now.
“I'm at a place where I want to take things seriously and make stuff for the walls — the inside walls, not just the outside walls.”
My latest is a profile on the artist Ellery Neon aka Hugo Gyrl for @them.us:
My latest is a profile on the artist Ellery Neon aka Hugo Gyrl for @them.us:
The Train-Hopping, Dumpster-Diving, Epic Punk Voyage of Artist Ellery Neon
The Hugo Gyrl artist has taken a long and winding road to the Met.
www.them.us
December 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
“I'm at a place where I want to take things seriously and make stuff for the walls — the inside walls, not just the outside walls.”
My latest is a profile on the artist Ellery Neon aka Hugo Gyrl for @them.us:
My latest is a profile on the artist Ellery Neon aka Hugo Gyrl for @them.us:
Not only is my brain separate from my skull, it is now merely hanging on by a thread. This is the only kind of performance I ever want to see."
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with MTHR TRSA is up now.
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with MTHR TRSA is up now.
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with MTHR TRSA
High and Scared.
open.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Not only is my brain separate from my skull, it is now merely hanging on by a thread. This is the only kind of performance I ever want to see."
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with MTHR TRSA is up now.
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with MTHR TRSA is up now.
Submissions for Miss Manhattan's annual Getting Fresh reading on sex and dating are now open!
Submit 3 writing samples by *1/5* to [email protected]. Readers notified by *1/12*.
If invoking "Carrie Bradshaw," please make it count.
Can't wait to see what you've got 💋
Submit 3 writing samples by *1/5* to [email protected]. Readers notified by *1/12*.
If invoking "Carrie Bradshaw," please make it count.
Can't wait to see what you've got 💋
December 15, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Submissions for Miss Manhattan's annual Getting Fresh reading on sex and dating are now open!
Submit 3 writing samples by *1/5* to [email protected]. Readers notified by *1/12*.
If invoking "Carrie Bradshaw," please make it count.
Can't wait to see what you've got 💋
Submit 3 writing samples by *1/5* to [email protected]. Readers notified by *1/12*.
If invoking "Carrie Bradshaw," please make it count.
Can't wait to see what you've got 💋
The Miss Manhattan Gift Guide returns!
The Gift II
THINGS! We love THINGS!
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December 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The Miss Manhattan Gift Guide returns!
Glitter and Concrete's audio edition is on sale at Audible for only at $7.99 until December 31st for listeners in the US!
www.audible.com/pd/Glitter-a...
www.audible.com/pd/Glitter-a...
Glitter and Concrete
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. *The Millions Most Anticipated List of 2023**A Vogue Best LGBTQ+ Book of 2023*"Deeply researched and featuring a cast of characters who can truly be describ...
www.audible.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Glitter and Concrete's audio edition is on sale at Audible for only at $7.99 until December 31st for listeners in the US!
www.audible.com/pd/Glitter-a...
www.audible.com/pd/Glitter-a...
"But this is how to do it, to Frankenstein together a life, but one of joy and self-invention, and with a much happier ending."
New Miss Manhattan Hangs Out, with Zac Thompson:
New Miss Manhattan Hangs Out, with Zac Thompson:
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with Zac Thompson
Greetings from the neighborhood.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
"But this is how to do it, to Frankenstein together a life, but one of joy and self-invention, and with a much happier ending."
New Miss Manhattan Hangs Out, with Zac Thompson:
New Miss Manhattan Hangs Out, with Zac Thompson:
TONIGHT! See you then 💋
The next Miss Manhattan reading is upon us!
Join us on Monday, December 1 at Niagara for the stunning @1demerith.bsky.social, @zefrrr.bsky.social, and @michaelwaters.bsky.social.
See you then 💋
Join us on Monday, December 1 at Niagara for the stunning @1demerith.bsky.social, @zefrrr.bsky.social, and @michaelwaters.bsky.social.
See you then 💋
December 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
TONIGHT! See you then 💋
I love a holiday deal, so all signed, limited edition photo prints are now $100 off on elyssamaxxgoodman.com/prints, including custom archival prints! Happy shopping! 📷💋
Prints — Elyssa Maxx Goodman
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November 24, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I love a holiday deal, so all signed, limited edition photo prints are now $100 off on elyssamaxxgoodman.com/prints, including custom archival prints! Happy shopping! 📷💋
One week!
The next Miss Manhattan reading is upon us!
Join us on Monday, December 1 at Niagara for the stunning @1demerith.bsky.social, @zefrrr.bsky.social, and @michaelwaters.bsky.social.
See you then 💋
Join us on Monday, December 1 at Niagara for the stunning @1demerith.bsky.social, @zefrrr.bsky.social, and @michaelwaters.bsky.social.
See you then 💋
November 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
One week!
"He has both linguistics and philosophy degrees and I think it shows, but in a good way–he asks you to keep up because he believes you can."
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with @myqkaplan.bsky.social is up now!
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with @myqkaplan.bsky.social is up now!
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with Myq Kaplan
He releases his newest special, “Rini,” tonight on YouTube at 8pm EST.
www.miss-manhattan.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
"He has both linguistics and philosophy degrees and I think it shows, but in a good way–he asks you to keep up because he believes you can."
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with @myqkaplan.bsky.social is up now!
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out with @myqkaplan.bsky.social is up now!
The next Miss Manhattan reading is upon us!
Join us on Monday, December 1 at Niagara for the stunning @1demerith.bsky.social, @zefrrr.bsky.social, and @michaelwaters.bsky.social.
See you then 💋
Join us on Monday, December 1 at Niagara for the stunning @1demerith.bsky.social, @zefrrr.bsky.social, and @michaelwaters.bsky.social.
See you then 💋
November 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The next Miss Manhattan reading is upon us!
Join us on Monday, December 1 at Niagara for the stunning @1demerith.bsky.social, @zefrrr.bsky.social, and @michaelwaters.bsky.social.
See you then 💋
Join us on Monday, December 1 at Niagara for the stunning @1demerith.bsky.social, @zefrrr.bsky.social, and @michaelwaters.bsky.social.
See you then 💋
New Miss M :)
Birthday Things
Cupcakes, C-sections and all.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
New Miss M :)
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out returns after six years with the stunning Vivian Manning-Schaffel!
Subscribe to my Substack for a peek into more fabulous and fascinating lives twice a month:
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Subscribe to my Substack for a peek into more fabulous and fascinating lives twice a month:
open.substack.com/pub/missmanh...
November 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Miss Manhattan Hangs Out returns after six years with the stunning Vivian Manning-Schaffel!
Subscribe to my Substack for a peek into more fabulous and fascinating lives twice a month:
open.substack.com/pub/missmanh...
Subscribe to my Substack for a peek into more fabulous and fascinating lives twice a month:
open.substack.com/pub/missmanh...
Tonight's the night! See you then 💋
November 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Tonight's the night! See you then 💋
Reposted by Elyssa Maxx Goodman
hey #NYC,
This Monday 11/03 it’s the Miss Manhattan Reading with @ninasharmawriter.bsky.social, @lanalin.bsky.social, @bfox.bsky.social, and Gabe Henry.
Also, the birthday of @missmanhattanny.bsky.social!
This Monday 11/03 it’s the Miss Manhattan Reading with @ninasharmawriter.bsky.social, @lanalin.bsky.social, @bfox.bsky.social, and Gabe Henry.
Also, the birthday of @missmanhattanny.bsky.social!
November 2, 2025 at 8:55 PM
hey #NYC,
This Monday 11/03 it’s the Miss Manhattan Reading with @ninasharmawriter.bsky.social, @lanalin.bsky.social, @bfox.bsky.social, and Gabe Henry.
Also, the birthday of @missmanhattanny.bsky.social!
This Monday 11/03 it’s the Miss Manhattan Reading with @ninasharmawriter.bsky.social, @lanalin.bsky.social, @bfox.bsky.social, and Gabe Henry.
Also, the birthday of @missmanhattanny.bsky.social!
Happy Halloween!
My latest, for @smithsonianmag.bsky.social, is on costume designer Vera West, who created Elsa Lanchester's famed Bride of Frankenstein ensemble!
My latest, for @smithsonianmag.bsky.social, is on costume designer Vera West, who created Elsa Lanchester's famed Bride of Frankenstein ensemble!
This Designer Created Iconic Costumes for 'Bride of Frankenstein' and Other Classic Monster Movies. Her Mysterious Life Ended Tragically
Vera West made her mark on 20th-century horror cinema. Historians continue to ponder the sad circumstances of her story
www.smithsonianmag.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Happy Halloween!
My latest, for @smithsonianmag.bsky.social, is on costume designer Vera West, who created Elsa Lanchester's famed Bride of Frankenstein ensemble!
My latest, for @smithsonianmag.bsky.social, is on costume designer Vera West, who created Elsa Lanchester's famed Bride of Frankenstein ensemble!
ONE WEEK!
Come on down for truths and tasty treats on my birthday 💋
Come on down for truths and tasty treats on my birthday 💋
October 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
ONE WEEK!
Come on down for truths and tasty treats on my birthday 💋
Come on down for truths and tasty treats on my birthday 💋
The next Miss Manhattan is on my birthday!
It only happens once every seven years (ish) so come on down for tasty truths and treats 💋
Featuring Nina Sharma, Lana Lin, Brad Fox, and Gabe Henry at Niagara in the East Village. See you then!
It only happens once every seven years (ish) so come on down for tasty truths and treats 💋
Featuring Nina Sharma, Lana Lin, Brad Fox, and Gabe Henry at Niagara in the East Village. See you then!
October 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The next Miss Manhattan is on my birthday!
It only happens once every seven years (ish) so come on down for tasty truths and treats 💋
Featuring Nina Sharma, Lana Lin, Brad Fox, and Gabe Henry at Niagara in the East Village. See you then!
It only happens once every seven years (ish) so come on down for tasty truths and treats 💋
Featuring Nina Sharma, Lana Lin, Brad Fox, and Gabe Henry at Niagara in the East Village. See you then!
“I remember sitting at home in the suburbs waiting for my life to start, and in the last 15 years I have been fighting against those moments with a vengeance.”
New Miss M: I never wanted to be a person, I wanted to be a New Yorker.
New Miss M: I never wanted to be a person, I wanted to be a New Yorker.
I never wanted to be a person, I wanted to be a New Yorker.
In which our heroine goes out.
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October 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
“I remember sitting at home in the suburbs waiting for my life to start, and in the last 15 years I have been fighting against those moments with a vengeance.”
New Miss M: I never wanted to be a person, I wanted to be a New Yorker.
New Miss M: I never wanted to be a person, I wanted to be a New Yorker.
My latest for @voguemagazine.bsky.social is on the new Queer Nightlife Community Center in Brooklyn.
East New York’s Queer Nightlife Community Center Is a Place for Uplift, Education, Rest—and, Sure, a Little Partying
www.vogue.com
October 9, 2025 at 7:22 PM
My latest for @voguemagazine.bsky.social is on the new Queer Nightlife Community Center in Brooklyn.