The stories and poems in Selftitled—as honest and charmingly chaotic as a deathbed confession—explore an America of tinder dates, mysterious scars, unflattering selfies, motherhood, and drugs. Things can be hard here, but self-pity will only distract from life's splendor. In Morning's work, the stars themselves toss beckoning pebbles at the bedroom window.

“These stories and poems about the hellscape of love and family, hard drugs and internet dating hurt like a motherfucker. The smaller gentle moments here feel like spring after a long shitty winter, like the peace between wars. Nicole Morning is one hell of a fucking writer.” - Adam Gnade, author of The Do-It-Yourself Guide To Fighting The Big Motherfucking Sad.

“Morning’s poems and stories will have you laughing at the absurdity of life one moment and reeling from its brutality the next. You need to read this book.” - Jessie Lynn McMains, author of Wisconsin Death Trip and The Loneliest Show on Earth.

Nicole Morning is a librarian and the author of Soft Animal, Tinderness, Maximum Fancy, n, and A Thing That Happened in 2020. She edits the ongoing zine series Basia Mille. Her writing has appeared in Nudie Magazine, Horror Sleaze Trash, and Hello America audio compilations. Nicole’s zine Tinderness was awarded Best Litzine at Canzine 2020.

ISBN: 978-1-951226-10-7

Pages: 95

Publication: 2021