Accumulations of Influence: Stephen Lapthisophon’s Styles of Radical Will at Sector 2337

06/23/2018
Stephen Lapthisophon, Eggbell, 2016. Mixed media, dimensions variable. Installation view, Sector 2337, Chicago. Photo by Clare Britt.

The following essay was originally published by the Chicago Review in June 2018: Stephen Lapthisophon’s Eggbell (2016) is true to its name: literally, the top cap of an eggshell sprinkled with gold metallic pigment, weighted by a thick nail, and strung with fishing line from a… +

On Civil Disobedience

03/27/2018

Green Lantern Press pamphlet series co-edited with Fulla Abdul-Jabbar and Devin King recalls precedents set by Thoreau, Ghandi, King, Arendt and others while also considering the pamphlet’s role in US history. Filtering civic responsibility through the combined awareness of histories and disciplines, commissioned essays… +

Pop Quiz

01/22/2018

The following short story originally appeared in Wigleaf. It was a finalist for the Mythic Pizza award. The therapist said, for instance: I notice you bite your fingernails. I notice you twirl your hair when you’re talking. I take it you have trouble making eye contact…. +