In an excerpt of "I Thought You Loved Me," Mari Naomi's graphic Gen X memoir due out in May, they write about an ex-friend from their teens and 20s whose memory still haunts them in their late 40s.
As usual, I fall behind in looking at email, but I am glad I saved this piece of art for the weekend so I could look at it slowly and enjoy the artist's skill and creativity.
Love it. Lots of resonance, but from different personal contexts. What I love about this format of creative expression is its atmospheric and layered metaphoric quality.
The human experience IS a dreamscape, IMO. Our particular culture forces plot and linearity and archetype, as a way to master narrative for categorization and marketability.
I champion this and any form of expression that defies artifice.
I love your work. I am working on a hybrid book about grief/loss and your images and words really touched me. Congratulations on getting your work out there. Amalia
“At what point does an attempt at catharsis become self-flagellation?”
From my own experience, a lot sooner than I thought it would.
It goes there fast sometimes.
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Ugghhhhhh!!! Sooooooo relatable!
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Right? <3
I love this book so much, and would be remiss if I didn't include Mari's playlist for it:
http://www.largeheartedboy.com/blog/archive/2022/11/marinaomis_play.html
You're the best, David! ❤❤
Thank you for adding that!
Wow. This is gorgeous. Off to put in my order...
Thank you! 🥰
This is incredible.
So glad you enjoyed that, Debbie. Mari is amazing.
Thank you!! 💜
As usual, I fall behind in looking at email, but I am glad I saved this piece of art for the weekend so I could look at it slowly and enjoy the artist's skill and creativity.
Glad you enjoyed it, Richard.
Thank you, that is kind of you to say!
I can relate. I wish I couldn't. I bet most of us can.
Me, too.
I have never read or even imagined a book like this. It's beautiful, and I need to know & see what happens next. *clicks pre-order*
Thank you so much!!
Love it. Lots of resonance, but from different personal contexts. What I love about this format of creative expression is its atmospheric and layered metaphoric quality.
The human experience IS a dreamscape, IMO. Our particular culture forces plot and linearity and archetype, as a way to master narrative for categorization and marketability.
I champion this and any form of expression that defies artifice.
Bravo, Mari.
Thank you!!
Very moving and beautiful. I had/have a friendship like this. I "wrote it out" in my novel "Better than Sisters."
This is just gorgeous.
Thank you so much!
What a beautiful, haunting piece. Thanks for writing this @MariNaomi.
Thank you!
I love your work. I am working on a hybrid book about grief/loss and your images and words really touched me. Congratulations on getting your work out there. Amalia
Thank you! (I'd love to read your book!)
still looking for an agent, book not published. sigh.
This just heightens the excitement as I await my pre-ordered copy of I Thought You Loved Me.
Potatoes unite!
It's amazing!
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Sari…I wish you would change your email headers. I almost deleted and blocked this because there was no mention of Oldster!
Brenda, the Oldster logo is right at the top of the email you should have received.
Yes, thanks… but I’d have to open it to see that. I’m getting an avalanche of unwanted emails so I often delete without opening
I can't help you with that...
Thanks, Ethan!