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"Designer Drugs" invites you to re-imagine your relationship to media, marketing, and the entertainment industry. Written for and performed at Calgary's Ink Spot Collective Poetry Slam, May 26, 2014.
These days, it’s hard to keep it up.
Calvin Klein runs fingers up my spine from a superhighway billboard sign,
Whispering in my ear:
Marmulade Photography, the visual brainchild of Kingston, ON native Foster Marshall-Medeiros, explores terrains of urban decay, nature, and nostalgia. Foster's vintage aesthetic and keen eye for balance and contrast produce striking images in a variety of styles. This gallery, featured proudly by The Blasted Tree, is both an invocation to times long past and a tribute to the shortcomings of the "modern" world. By combining nostalgic sensibilities with environments of neglect, Foster creates an air of semi-cynical yet honest evaluation, allowing the viewer to trespass into forgotten vales and cityscapes.
To kick off The Blasted Tree's online program, we are featuring Bea Keeler's hilarious and haunting short story "Mud," which documents the final day in the life of the repulsive yet engrossing Ian, a somewhat valued employee of Teleprompt Plus and an all-around scumbag. Keeler's dark and raunchy humor will have you laughing in spite of yourself, and her earnest treatment of an unlikable misanthrope may even get you on Ian's side. Sharp, punchy, and more than a little sinister, "Mud" is the perfect way to kick off your work-week. Happy Monday!
Welcome to The Blasted Tree Art Collective and Publishing Co. Today is the official launch of our online journal and the beginning of a campaign to take the Canadian literary scene by storm. You can expect regularly featured stories, poems, essays, and reviews by talented young authors, as well as a direct line to the bleeding edge of artistic expression, from music to photography and beyond. Follow and share us on Facebook and Twitter to stay up to date on new and exciting Blasted Tree content.
The Blasted Tree Store will be opening Fall 2014. Stay tuned for the chance to own your favorite Blasted Tree material in hard copy!
You can now submit your original works to theblastedtree@gmail.com. We are looking for interesting, unique, and socially-challenging material, both written and otherwise. If you are thinking of becoming a member of our growing collective, do not hesitate to submit your work.
We thank you in advance for your support and are very excited to bring you the best in emerging Canadian art. With your help, The Blasted Tree can make change in our increasing complicated social landscape.
