Chapbooks
I have the following chapbooks available:
˜ 69 Pages (a comprehensive book of my writings that is in the Library of
Congress)
˜
Lady
Monster.
A spoken word CD with read-along text of my poems.
˜
Translucent Drug. A collection of my erotica.
˜ Dreams, Sermons,
Freedom: Fulfillment. A collection of recent writings (as of November 2003).
˜ Blood Stained Kisses
˜ Persiflage
II (Spectacularist 'zine by Alvin "Popflip"
Orloff and Jennifer Blowdryer)
˜ CumFest (special chapbook for Community Festival 2004 appearance)
˜ Prayer for Pussy (January 2005)
˜
New Years 1992: How I Became Lady Monster
(forthcoming memoir)
Jello Biafra/Alternative
Tentacles Records (www.alternativetentacles.com)
San Francisco, CA
Personal Assistant
˜
September 2001 to February 2005
˜
I assisted Jello Biafra with various errands
and requests. Some of these include transcribing spoken word performances for
his albums. I am credited on his two latest releases, The Big Ka-Boom, Part
One and Machine Gun in the Clown’s Hand. I also transcribed an interview between he and Greg Palast (www.gregpalast.com) and readied it for submission to Punk Planet magazine.
˜
Appeared on Jello Biafra and The Melvins record
album, Never Breathe What You Can’t See as a background vocalist
Independent Media Center
(www.indybay.org)
San Francisco, CA
Freelance Writer
˜
October 2002 to Present
˜
I have self-published the following articles
on this website.
Voting article: http://newswire.indymedia.org/en/newswire/2004/10/812828.shtml
(also appeared at http://verifiedvoting.org/ )
John Edwards visits Hotel Worker strike: http://www.indybay.org/news/2004/10/1699203_comment.php
Dennis Kucinich at New College, SF: http://www.indybay.org/news/2004/02/1670727_comment.php
Medea Benjamin's Iraq Visit:
http://www.indybay.org/news/2003/07/1630295.php
Report on the Evils of Viacom: http://www.indybay.org/news/2003/04/1602953_comment.php
Voting Comment: http://www.indybay.org/news/2002/10/1539629_comment.php
MK Magazine (http://www.mk-magazine.com/)
Columnist, Reviewer, Articles, etc.
˜
May 1999 to August 2002
˜
I was the regular sex-positive columnist and
wrote other materials for this alternative music magazine when requested. I have
requested that my writing no longer be available on their website. However, my interviews with Nina Hartley and John Doe (of
X) can be read at: http://www.mk-magazine.com/interviews/ .
Columbus Free Press
(www.freepress.org)
Freelance Writer
˜
Spring 2001
˜
I have published an article on the West Memphis Three (www.wm3.org).
Anthology Magazine
Poetry
January 2000
˜
I won Honorable Mention for my poem titled,
Women (For Bukowski). A total of five awards are given annually (1st,
2nd, 3rd and two Honorable Mentions).
Bleed
Poetry
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Fall of 1992
˜
This was a feminist ‘zine locally created
and distributed. I was asked to submit some writings and two selections were
published.
Please check out my list of recent performances at: http://home.earthlink.net/~ladymonster/id4.html
Here are some earlier performances:
Circus of Cool
Columbus, OH
Organizer, Performer, and Public Relations
˜
March 1996 to September 1999
˜
I was an original performer until Don Pavelcik
became ill he asked me to take control of this project. I continued caring for
this project after his death. My duties were as follows:
˜
Scheduling musicians, performers, readers
and the club;
˜
Creating the flyers and press releases and
distributing them;
˜
Performing/reading my poetry with the musical
ensemble;
˜
Fiscal management of performances and marketing.
Lady Monster Day
Columbus, OH
Organizer, Performer, and Public Relations
˜
February 1993 to September 1993
˜
I created this monthly event. It took place in a punk rock pizza joint. I created a book
to pass out to the audience for the price of admission. This book was a marketing
tool - a reminder of the performers and their works.
Columbus State Community
College, Columbus, OH
Associate of Arts
˜
Studied Communications, English and Journalism
Otterbein College, Westerville,
OH
Reporter for the Tan and Cardinal
˜
Winter Semester of 1992
˜
I wrote (without receiving college credit)
for the student newspaper while I attended Otterbein College. Their conservative
viewpoints would not allow my articles to be published and I dropped out after the semester.
Olentangy High School,
Powell, OH
Newspaper and Yearbook staff
˜
Graduating Class of 1987
˜
I wrote for our monthly student newspaper,
The Beacon and I wrote copy for the Yearbook during my sophomore through senior years.
In addition to being a writer, I also contributed to the Layout and Design of each publication.
Sex Worker Film and
Video Festival 2005 (http://www.bayswan.org/swfest/ )
˜
Volunteer with outreach, publicity, and general
help.
˜ I am also scheduled
to perform on May 6th at Femina Potens as part of this festival.
Alternative Tentacles
Records (www.alternativetentacles.com)
˜
Volunteer as a writer, in publicity, calendar
listings and general help.
San Francisco Sex Information
(www.sfsi.org)
˜
Received over 65 hours training in Spring
2002.
˜
Volunteer on Outreach and give advice via
e-mail.
Columbus Ohio Sex Information
˜
Received over 35 hours of training.
˜
Work on the Hotline, newsletter, press releases
and other activities as requested.
Community Festival
(www.comfest.org)
Columbus, OH
˜
Volunteer in the following areas:
˜
Vendor booths, program writing, entertainment
coordination, and as a performer.
