

Pass the Poison Separately, written just nine years before the author’s death in 1985, was the last work he published under the Blakeston name. His fiction under the name Oswell Blakeston covers a variety of topics, often including gay themes. He wrote extensively for the magazines Close Up (he was on staff) and Seed (he was an editor). Hasslacher wrote in a number of genres, including detective fiction, travel writing, cooking, and essay. Oswell Blakeston was a pen name used by Henry Joseph Hasslacher, a prolific writer, poet, and experimental filmmaker.

Today’s feature is the short book Pass the Poison Separately by Oswell Blakeston.
