Her Side Concludes

Ten weeks ago I started a photography/story collaboration with the frighteningly talented JR Blackwell. This had been in the works for some time – JR thought of the general concept, characters and setting (as that’s what she was going to be photographing) and I came up with the plot, and we tweaked from there. She and her amazing models, Dan and Avalon, spent one day shooting pics in Philly, and then got all the shots to me for writing guidance/inspiration.

The writing has been challenging to say the least. I made myself stretch beyond the humorous and weird/speculative/fantastic realm and just told a dark, bloody, sexy story with nothing more magical than mental illness and teen angst. I hope I pulled it off.

The final installment went live this morning. I tweaked the site to read less like a blog and more streamlined for narrative flow, so if you haven’t checked it out yet, I’d love it if you would take a look. Because of the visual element, we have decided not to release via audio podcast, but we’re definitely not against a print release.

I’ve never collaborated like this, but JR is such a brilliant and enthusiastic partner it was nigh-effortless working with her. I’d love to work with her again.

Note that I said this project includes dark. bloody, and sexy images. Where there aren’t ropey intestines or bared boobies and genitals, many of the images are not kid-safe, and depending on your job, there are at least two that may not be work safe.

Her Side, by Mur Lafferty and JR Blackwell

I'm prepared.