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Rats Alice Trujillo

Vermin

Vermin

$14.00 USD
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July 2025  |  ISBN: 9798990889644  |  128 pages |  English

The world is something dead that continues to speak and writhe. Its arteries are filled with coagulated forms of consciousness, moving against the walls and void of their host. One of these re- combinations takes root in the dissipating body/mind of a drowned bicyclist called Vermin. The consequences of civilization, of failed revolution, haunt the streets and sky. Despite this, life remains. Marty tries to get some sleep, while smoke comes in through the window. He needs to go to work tomorrow. In this harrowing novella by poet Rats Alice Trujillo, the rubble of a dystopian present serves as a backdrop for a journey to the end of the self. Outer and inner landscapes intertwine, disintegrate, aggregate. Desolate and lyrical, Vermin is a tale of pain and discovery within the slow decay of the American city.

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Rats Alice Trujillo (her / it) lives in Seattle and writes. She makes lots of zines and has published five books, including two poetry collections (Insurrectionary Auto-Vivisection, Body Apocalypse Manifesto), two novellas (Check Engine Light, Vermin), and one hybrid collection (Two People Going to the Bottom of a River). She helps to edit and assemble a literary / arts compilation zine called INFERNO. Rats Alice is a member of the Left Bank Books Collective, and most of her writing and arts are available through their store or website.