An illustrated chapbook containing of a crown of fourteen sonnets telling whimsical, fabulist tall-tales of Alaska's capital city, Juneau.
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This author explores the depths of the human psyche through comic strips, focusing on the ironies of interpersonal relationships. Their work serves as a piercing commentary on modern society, often tinged with melancholy. With unerring accuracy, they capture universal truths about our need for connection and the inevitability of disappointment. Through a unique artistic expression, they evoke powerful emotions and prompt readers to reflect.
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- 2022
A Series of Small Heartbreaks: Sonnets for Creepy Children
- 196 pages
- 7 hours of reading
Classic formalism meets modern themes in this collection of 160 mischievous sonnets. Every sonnet in this collection is structured in the oldest and stodgiest "Petrarchan" form, but each one tells a disarmingly dumb (yet emotionally devastating) tale of teen romance, time-machines, regret, doomsday devices, love, loss, longing, the horrors of war, murderous Santas, lonely sea captains, mortality, errant rocketships, existentialism, melancholy ghosts, dumb humor, monstrous tardigrades, devastating breakups, zombies, the lump in your throat as you watch the perfect opportunity to express your love pass by, and the eventual heat death of the universe.