Jon O'Neill
Articles illustrated by Jon O'Neill:
Vigil (4)
in Issue 47 | Nocturne (Dec 2014)lapse and labor - though what isn’t - large environments sicken - there isn’t a script - scarab of 6th street—journeys - I’ve been home / a lot
¿es el cenote profundo?
in Issue 37 | Fashion (Feb 2014)flat, waxed, or rainbow jaguars - all textures want for touch - through a dental dam - opening the door to find someone just as startled on the other side - it was holy gunk anointing me - we were in a polyamorous relationship with the brunette Gabriella - ascend her pyramid, and apologize
A Modest Shelter
in Issue 36 | Modesty (Jan 2014)her grave becomes a welcome shelter - anchorship was a porous occupation - staining Christ's body in a gristly rainbow of red, brown, blue, and green - the trinity's triangle collapses - unsanctified discourse that slides bellyfirst - was Julian's cell the same size as the hospital room - he traded pen for pencil - « I'm not here to write, I'm here to be mad »
Radical Hospitality
in Issue 34 | Bait and Switch (Nov 2013)the artisanal, the crafted, and the shared - precisely how kosher - purchased nods towards conscience - necessary to intervene - MANIFESTO - art of welcoming and caring - at least one actual chair - one collective host - venting, advice, and stir fry - all sorts of noodles will not kill you - These need to have stories
Triangulation
in Issue 33 | No Number in Nature (Oct 2013)my throat and my sternum - another place to put our bodies - triangles, I tell J - “ships” became code for giving up - Dewey Decimal System - that a is not b - we institutionalized our metaphors - écriture feminine - depends heavily on erotic geometry