still worm

Philosophical fragments & the residue of my foolish passions.

By Ash Yang-Thompson

· Launched 3 years ago

My quest for belonging through identity politics failed.

When I was a teenager, well-meaning geriatrics of a certain demographic would insist that I read The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan.

Jun 22•Ash Yang-Thompson

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Waste No Experience

The corpulent literary blob has room enough for everything.

Jun 12•Ash Yang-Thompson

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Sex and art are acts of god.

An Interview with Jaydra Johnson

May 30•Ash Yang-Thompson

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Conversations With My Mom

who is much more interesting than I am, but doesn't have a substack

May 27•Ash Yang-Thompson

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Statements of Purposelessness

"I am highly motivated and ambitious, and I know I’d make a fine candidate for your program."

May 23•Ash Yang-Thompson

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An Interview with Mark Leidner

Seven years ago, I stumbled upon Mark Leidner’s writing during a studio visit with the abstract painter Alexander Ross. Flipping through Beauty Is the…

Apr 2•Ash Yang-Thompson

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Loserbitch Classifieds

Together we could misquote William Blake

Mar 27•Ash Yang-Thompson

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still worm

Philosophical fragments & the residue of my foolish passions.