Oil Pastel Birds

Colorful portrait of a peacock surrounded by pink feathery swirls on a black background.
Colorful drawing of a parrot perched on a branch against an orange background.
Colorful painting of a wood duck with a rainbow-colored face and green wings, set against a blue-dotted background
Black bird with blue beak and red shoulders on pink object with swirly black and red background
Colorful painting of little blue hero with long blue legs, long blue beak, and lilac head against orange and yellow-dotted background
Black-capped chickadee about to land with swirly green background

Among Friends & Lovers

Confessional, poetic, and performative, Among Friends & Lovers is a collection of hybrid essays that blend literary criticism, autobiography, and the imaginative “I” to reflect on the nature of love, language, friendship, and intimacy. The writings are confessional, poetic, and performative. They’re also love letters.

Discussed writers include Roland Barthes, Simone de Beauvoir, Rebbecca Brown, Hélène Cixous, Joseph Conrad, Kathleen Fraser, Amanda Marbais, Bernadette Mayer, Robin Morrissey, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Gertrude Stein + Blue Oyster Cult, Brigitte Bardot, The Four Tops, and Nathaniel Hawthorne

Plus a whole lot of anxiety about love, intimacy, and connection.

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Arc Pair Press

  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 27, 2020

  • Language ‏ : ‎ English

  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 102 pages

  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1733971955

  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1733971959

  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.1 ounces

  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.26 x 8 inches

Crazed girl and dog with butterfly on flower in brightly-colored oil pastels

About Heather …

Heather is a multimedia storyteller and advocate for the natural world. She champions healthy habitats, environmental sustainability, and the well-being of all life-forms­—plant, animal, and human. She’s especially fond of forests, coral reefs, wildlife crossings, and semi-feral dogs.