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A photograph of an embroidered image on marbled magenta fabric. The image is of a nude body, lying on its back. The focus is on the face, which has been hollowed out by a flame like a candle. Wax or fat or brain matter drips and pools on the ground. Superimposed on the image is the reflection of a light-skinned person wearing black pants and a red t-shirt. The reflection of the cell phone in their hand can just barely be seen. This is the reflection of the photographer in the glass framing the piece. What’s All This Nonsense?

Written on September 10, 2026 by Jack Stein

Categories: blog post

I’m going to assume that anybody reading this is one of the maybe half-dozen people who already 1) know me, 2) know my writing, and 3) are intrigued enough to follow me from fan-space into original fiction. Hi guys! Good to see you!

So what am I doing here tossing fiction out into the void? Well, you may or may not know, but about a year ago I departed from traditional employment. -I- didn’t burn any bridges on the way out. But let’s just say bridges were burned by 3rd parties, on account of my employer was in Texas and apparently I became public enemy #1 over there when I came out as trans. That’s not the only reason I left, but it is the reason I can’t go back.

But that’s fine. Writing weird porn is WAY the hell more fun. So that’s what we’re here for. Cheers, my fellow pervs!