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@existotherwise@writing.exchange Claude Cahun, Marcel Moore, Surrealism, Anti-Fascist, Poetry, Essays, Scripts, Prose, Fiction, Art (existotherwise.com) (existotherwise.cc) Editor Eric Jennings (he/him), #MaleSurvivor Artist & Writer

The only retort to be a good girl is I am not good for her microscopic glare. The skin allowed in a school of tailing suits & dresses: sweatpants, shirt. As she did my first windsor, or they maybe, knighted my coping mechanism. Dressed to dress up. I stole a tie cut on its back. An accident to allege a misprint in a monochrome dictionary, where my entry is a slur.
Montage of a bombed out city in the background. There is a large primitive style humanoid figure in the top right, crudely drawn with an erect penis and a hatchet in its right hand. The hatchet seems to be shooting several small bomb/sperm shapes onto a crowd of small, similar figures with no arms. The are multiple large moons and skulls in the sky. The image depicts the insanity of war.
Central image is a slick intense black mask with whited out eyes and three white stripes in [;ace of eyebrows and mouth. Behind the mask is a background of many red dots. There are three small patches of paper cutouts pasted on the mask. These read, in this order: “Villains know that they can’t trust each other.” “Did you expect to find this? A super hero?” “Fuck No!!”
Oil painting of mostly faceless brown bodies that are unclothed and partially obscured. Their limbs are entwined with grey snake-like shapes, and there are a few green Venus Fly Trap flower shapes in the mix. The image is surreal, sensual, dark, primitive, and haunting.
Two images. On the right, a head shot of a person whose face is almost entirely hidden because their head is wrapped in blue painters tape. One eye is peaking out. On the left is a facsimile of a podiatrists diagnosis: "Feeling suffocated, wrapped in despair, impaired vision, compulsive concealment."
Black and white photograph of the inside of a bus stop shelter. There are two posters wheat-pasted onto the glass. One is a hand drawing of an African appearing woman holding a machete in one hand and a severed head in the other. In cartoon script are the words, “Off with his head!” The other poster is a typed flyer titled, “Atonement & Enlightenment,” which is advertising a “Q&A with a venurable mastur.” Both posters and the inside of the shelter are covered with a lot of various graffiti, including “Fuck Fascists, Stop Eating Pussy, Kill Democrats, Abolish ICE, and Kill All Nazis.” There are a lot more details, but I hope you get the drift.
Ancient female figurine known as "Woman of Willendorf" has been modified so it appears she also has a penis under her large breasts. Behind her are pink, blue, and white stripes.
Banner of yellow, lavender, white, and black horizontal stripes with various alternative gender symbols, and the works "Fuck the C.I.S.tem"
Grainy and speckled vintage black and white photo of an art assemblage by Claude Cahun. A small wooden artists' model figure, standing with one hand resting on an upturned hammer. The figure is holding a large old fashioned key in their other arm. There is a small star propped against the wall behind the scene. The figure and objects cast a strong shadow on the wall behind them. The image suggests a curiously surreal situation.
black ink drawing on white background. a stylized nude human figure with breasts clasps their hands in front of, and obscuring, their genitals. their face is obscured by ascemic wriitng. above them is a disembodied eyeball looking down on them. surrounding them are what appear to be black sperm/tadpole type creatures with teeth and tongues
colorful photo of a translucent banner with rock art hands in front of a deep blue sky with foliage
vintage photo of Claude Cahun posing, and dressed, as a guru, sitting with hands folded in her lap, looking directly at the viewer with a stern expression
color photo of a small concrete cemetery statue of a saint. the figure's head has broken off and is laying on the ground. the background is abstractions of blues and greens, creating a mysterious and soothing mood
triptych black and white grainy photograph of a guy in a hawaiian shirt with hands on his hips in three different orientations