"T*tty skittles!" Today marks my first day of gender- affirming care! <3
As of 10/8/2023, my book's first volume, Volume Zero (my thesis volume) is now live! Go to my (18+) website's 1-page promo and pick up a copy for free (it's non-profit): vanderwaardart.com/book_gothic_communism. While you're there, you can also learn about the other three volumes, project history of Sex Positivity and logo design.
As for the other volumes, Volume One (the manifesto) is planned for sometime in November (probably the middle of the month); Volume Two (the Humanities primer/monster volume) has been pushed ahead to the end of December and Volume Three (the praxis volume) is planned to be released sometime early next year by the very latest! Obviously we’ll play it by ear but in the meantime, give Volume Zero a look. It is easily the hardest thing I’ve ever written, and I’m very excited to share it with you all; if you like it, please share it with your friends and let me know what you think!
My latest video! I can't imagine this will get much traffic given the subject material—YouTube's all kind of a mystery to me as far as banned words go. If you could help share it and watch it, I'd appreciate it. Your support and feedback is always appreciated! :)
Persephone van der Waard: they/them or she/her, pan, 36; erotic artist + indie researcher (Gothic ludology + Marxist-queer feminism). Channel content includes heavy metal reviews, a discontinued Gothic podcast, horror video essays, and assorted movie reviews.