J.G. Hayes

J. G. (Joe) HAYES is a writer, artist, and sound therapist living in Boston. He is the author of two short story collections (This Thing Called Courage and Now Batting for Boston, the latter of which was named Book of the Year by USA Today in the GLBT category) as well as the novel A Map of the Harbor Islands, all of which deal with growing up gay/being gay in South Boston. He is also the author of a Young Adult novel, When the Bells Tolled At Midnight, an homage to the Hardy Boys books of his youth with a modern twist. For the past fourteen years, he has also the founder/principal of SoundScapers, which offers several sound healing sessions throughout eastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire at yoga studios, Himalayan Salt caves, and healing centers.