Cover art by Jr.Blue/LashnaTuschewski.
"Ego makes the world go round. Right? I’m right, of course. Anyway: the Ego edition of The Lifted Brow: Digital is here. Get the free app and download your copy now.
In creating this issue, the first thing we did was ban all first person pronouns: I, me, my, mine, myself, we, us, our, ours, ourselves. Get outta here!
Secondly, we asked our artists to contribute stories and artwork that was outward-looking, that sought to explain the wider world – not through any kind of narrow lens, but through reporting and research.
But most excitingly—and exclusive to this special digital edition—we have renowned spoken word artist Sean M Whelan responding to every piece. Once you’re in the app, click on the lil’ embedded audio clip above or below each piece to hear Whelan’s reflections and diversions. Listen after you’ve read a piece, before you’ve read a piece – heck, even while you’re reading, if that’s what you’re into. We won’t judge.”
Here’s what you’ll find in this issue:
- Adam Ouston– Self’s the Man [fiction]
- Laura Callaghan– Narcissism [art]
- Ellena Savage– Their Emotions Get The Better Of Them [column]
- Dan Hogan– At A Time When The Sky Had Been Slapped [fiction]
- Stephanie Lai– Sympathy for Lady Vengeance: Feminist Ghosts and Monstrous Women of Asia [non-fiction]
We’re going to indulge our contributors’ egos by telling you a bit more about them:
- Sean M Whelan, our special guest spoken word artist, writes poetry, fiction, plays and works for performance. A perpetual dreamer and functional melancholic. He also works extensively with musicians, current collaborators are post rock outfit The Interim Lovers and electronic musician Isnod. Follow all his adventures at www.loveisthenewhate.blogspot.com.au
- Adam Ouston is a writer living in Hobart. His work has appeared in Island, Voiceworks, Overland, The Daily Review and The Review of Australian Fiction. He teaches Writing Fiction at the University of Tasmania where he recently finished a PhD on the travel writing of Robert Dessaix. He tries to maintain a blog at adam-ouston.tumblr.com
- Laura Callaghan is an Irish illustrator based in South East London. Her work is hand painted in watercolour and ink and depicts fearless women in colourful environments. See more of her work at www.lauracallaghanillustration.com
- Ellena Savage writes about sex, gender, politics, and herself, and has been described as a ‘selfie idol’. She lives in Saigon where she edits an entertainment website. Read more at www.ellenasavage.com
- Dan Hogan writes short stories and poems. He lives in Sydney where he’s a freelance sandcastle demolition engineer. Find him at www.packetofchips.com and on Twitter as @e_________craig.
- Stephanie Lai is a writer, publicist, and left-handed archer; she is occasionally paid to train people in surviving our oncoming dystopic climate change future. She writes about identities, queerness, and steampunk. Tweet her at @yiduiqie.
The Lifted Brow: Digital is available on your preferred iOS device – get the app now.
You can find the full print edition of The Lifted Brow #23, featuring 60 pages of egotistical fiction, non-fiction, comics, and art right here!
Now get out of the way, Important Person Editing Important Literature™ coming through.
