Starting a second sample series for Volume Two, part two, "Searching for Secrets"! Part one's sample series, "Brace for Impact," explored the usage of Gothic poetics (monsters, magic and myth) when making new proletarian histories; part two reverses the arrangement, examining the history of monstrous poetics in two basic modules that future workers can learn from.
(model and artist: Harmony Corrupted and Persephone van der Waard)
Update, 3/24/2025: After years of no issues, Blogger/Google is starting to censor my already censored image covers. To prevent blocks on my pages (which force people to log into Blogger to access them), I'm swapping out anything that could be deemed as "inappropriate" by Google's AI system. It sucks, but if you want to see the book covers (and any other images dedicated to my work), follow the links above!
From the original 5/4/2024 post:
"Searching for Secrets*" is a second book sample series, originally inspired by the one I did with
Harmony Corrupted: "
Brace for Impact" (2024). That series was meant to promote and provide Volume Two, part one's individual pieces for easy public viewing (it has since become a full, published book module: the Poetry Module). "Searching for Secrets" shall do the same, but with Volume Two's assorted chapters and its twin modules, the Undead and Demons. As usual, this promo series is written, illustrated and invigilated by me as part of my larger Sex Positivity (2023) book series. This specific promo post includes part two's entire table of contents (and hyperlinks to each post when I finish proofreading them), followed by the usual book disclaimer.
Note: "Searching for Secrets" is a work-in-progress and will be routinely updated as I publish new sample posts for Volume Two, part two. I anticipate the entire process to take at least two months ("
seven vagánias, maybe more").
About my book: Made in collaboration with other sex workers, Sex Positivity is a four-volume book being released one volume at a time. From newest to oldest, as of 5/1/2024, my Poetry Module is live; as of 2/14/2024, the manifesto/instruction volume is live; as of 10/8/2023, the thesis volume is live. Simply go to my website's 1-page promo and pick up a copy of each for free! While you're there, you can also learn about the other yet-to-release volumes/modules, project history and logo design.
This book volume (both halves) could not have been done without Harmony, thus is dedicated to them: https://vanderwaardart.com/2024/04/haunting-the-chapel-harmony-corrupted
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