Elegy Ekprhasis: Studies for Destruction
Prose poetry zine, 24 pages. Published December 21, 2024
A free poetry zine/chapbook featuring original prose poems about destroying works of art. As a gift to my friends and anyone who likes art and poetry, I have made this piece available for free both as a PDF and a print-and-fold zine template. For anyone who likes Joseph Beuys getting his dick bitten off, erotic fanfiction from the 1970s, bankrupting Coco Chanel, and women who stick their fingers into oil paintings.
Early JPEGS
Experimental media & performance pieces, various
A small but complete body of work exploring the relationship between digital images, self-expression, internet decay and painting from the mid-2010s, with annotations.
The Monkey is Fine & So Are You
Most of the strong reactions people have to the story of Punch the monkey begins with the rejection from his mother. I wonder if ascribing a sense of random cruelty to this explanable event really serves us.
Dead, or Worse
Originally published on the Rose Books Hotline, September 23 2024. Cover art for the Hotline release by Christopher Norris.
I Love You, Perfume People
On what we can learn from people who love perfume, and why I love them.
The Untapped Power of the Bathtime Read
Sometime in my 20s, I stopped reading. Bathing with books helped me start again.
Gray Narcissus
A reflection on lesbian identity and Netflix’s Ripley, where the most important closet is a room of one’s own.
