Artless

I think her writing has improved since Sleeveless......more

smash hit!! books of essays dont always work; this most certainly does—very well balanced, good genre bending. vincent gallo mentioned.......more

From my Los Angeles Review of Books coverage of book launch, Poetic Research Bureau, Los Angeles, November 28, 2023: Stagg read from the foreword and the final story, which both dive into the shimmering waters of art, advertising, and fashion to reflect on identity. “[T]he psychic experience of self-......more

“Nearing the end, I silently cried because I was in bed with a man who didn’t love me, but also because I loved New York—the city, and the way it is depicted in movies, and the memories of the first time I saw each.”......more

kind of cringe tbh......more