diff --git a/content/about.md b/content/about.md index 4476ef7..91620f5 100644 --- a/content/about.md +++ b/content/about.md @@ -1,8 +1,10 @@ --- --- -*ally* is an autobiographical project. A lot of the information contained within is real, some of it isn't. Each page is structured as a conversation between myself and my ally, a mirror reflection of myself. The idea was originally cribbed from Dale Pendell's wonderful *Pharmako/\** trilogy back in my late teens, but has since taken on a life of its own. +ally is an ergodic, arborescent, semiautobiographical work about identity, mental health, spirituality, and the mutability of the past. A lot of the information contained within is real, some of it isn’t. Each page is structured as a conversation between myself and my ally, a mirror reflection of myself. -Other inspirations are Mark Z. Danielewski's House of Leaves and J. J. Abrams and Doug Dorst's S for both their ergodic elements and the underlying autobiographical elements. On the hypertextual side, projects such as the old [Fray](http://fray.com/index-old.shtml) (notably the story [The Worm Within](https://fray.com/drugs/worm/)) and [Nobody Here](https://nobodyhere.com). Bonus points to [Ouverture Facile](http://www.ouverture-facile.com/) and the ilk for getting me thinking about online projects, even if this one isn't so riddly yet. +ally.id and the [book](/book) explore different facets of my life — some true, some embellished, some wholly fictitious — in a non-linear, ergodic fashion, using color, page-layout, and mixed-media to create a book more experience than memoir. + +The idea was originally cribbed from Dale Pendell's wonderful *Pharmako/\** trilogy back in my late teens, but has since taken on a life of its own. Other inspirations are Mark Z. Danielewski's House of Leaves and J. J. Abrams and Doug Dorst's S for both their ergodic elements and the underlying autobiographical elements. On the hypertextual side, projects such as the old [Fray](http://fray.com/index-old.shtml) (notably the story [The Worm Within](https://fray.com/drugs/worm/)) and [Nobody Here](https://nobodyhere.com). Bonus points to [Ouverture Facile](http://www.ouverture-facile.com/) and the ilk for getting me thinking about online projects, even if this one isn't so riddly yet. If you'd like to read more of my stuff, I have a [writing page](https://writing.drab-makyo.com) (which even includes [a plain old blog](https://writing.drab-makyo.com/blog/)) and a [writing portfolio](https://makyo.ink). diff --git a/content/book.md b/content/book.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..82b9fbd --- /dev/null +++ b/content/book.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +--- +--- + + + +

+Coming June 2020!
+ +Pre-order paperback
+ +Pre-order PDF ebook +

+ +ally is an ergodic, arborescent, semiautobiographical work about identity, mental health, spirituality, and the mutability of the past. A lot of the information contained within is real, some of it isn’t. Each page is structured as a conversation between myself and my ally, a mirror reflection of myself. + +Based off the interactive project at [ally.id](https://ally.id), this book explores different facets of my life — some true, some embellished, some wholly fictitious — in a non-linear, ergodic fashion, using color, page-layout, and mixed-media to create a book more experience than memoir. + +## Sample pages + +[![](/book/book1.png)](/book/book1.png) + +[![](/book/book2.png)](/book/book2.png) + +[![](/book/book3.png)](/book/book1.png) + +[![](/book/book4.png)](/book/book1.png) + +> Have you been at your Maddy-est about it? + +![](/book/book5.png) + +Of course. + +## Content warning + +Several sections focus on suicide, self-harm, rape, sexual content, and poor mental health. + +----- + +* ISBN: 9781948743150 diff --git a/content/news/2020-02-21-book.md b/content/news/2020-02-21-book.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a202df4 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/news/2020-02-21-book.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +date: 2020-02-21 +title: Book +--- + +> A book? + +Yes. + +> Why? + + + +A question I struggle with just as much as you. + +> Obviously. Best guess, then. + +Best guess, this project has become important to me and integral to my writing in a way that I can't really express without waxing maudlin about writing again. It's something I've poured time and love and blood and sweat and tears into. I'm proud of it. + +> Is it not enough as it stands? + +It's great as it stands. It's just that I'd also love to see this as a production that I can show to others. Something I can see on others' bookshelves. Something I can maybe see in a bookstore. + +> Why the struggle, then? Why not just publish it and accept your pride? + +Who am I to say my life is interesting enough to put in front of other people's eyes? How can I possibly suggest that my words are worth reading when they are about things that impact so very few people? + +Like, *Restless Town* was something that I was proud of, but I didn't have this compunction because there are more trans people than just myself, more poly folks than just myself, more furries than just me. Ditto *Rum and Coke*. + +> And **Eigengrau**? + +Poetry --- at least much of that poetry --- is more universal than even the stories in *Restless Town*. + +> This is about gender, poly, and furry. Must the whole book be applicable to be enjoyed? + +No, I suppose not. + +### New Content + +* [ally 30](/30) through 32 +* [Book](/book) + +----- + +That's right, for better or for worse, ally is coming out in book form! It's up for pre-order, in both paperback and PDF digital editions. Read more about it [here](/book)! diff --git a/static/book/book1.png b/static/book/book1.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..343b0df Binary files /dev/null and b/static/book/book1.png differ diff --git a/static/book/book2.png b/static/book/book2.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e8463a9 Binary files /dev/null and b/static/book/book2.png differ diff --git a/static/book/book3.png b/static/book/book3.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ef5b8b9 Binary files /dev/null and b/static/book/book3.png differ diff --git a/static/book/book4.png b/static/book/book4.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0ce2f3c Binary files /dev/null and b/static/book/book4.png differ diff --git a/static/book/book5.png b/static/book/book5.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e842ae4 Binary files /dev/null and b/static/book/book5.png differ diff --git a/static/book/cover-front.png b/static/book/cover-front.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..216753f Binary files /dev/null and b/static/book/cover-front.png differ diff --git a/themes/ally/layouts/partials/footer.html b/themes/ally/layouts/partials/footer.html index 10c837f..d6f53c2 100644 --- a/themes/ally/layouts/partials/footer.html +++ b/themes/ally/layouts/partials/footer.html @@ -1,9 +1,10 @@ diff --git a/themes/ally/static/css/main.css b/themes/ally/static/css/main.css index b904929..4cdb103 100644 --- a/themes/ally/static/css/main.css +++ b/themes/ally/static/css/main.css @@ -177,6 +177,10 @@ audio { display: block; margin: 0 auto; } +.ally-font { + font-family: 'Merriweather Sans', sans-serif; + font-style: italic; +} @keyframes flash {