Arcanovis·Jul 11The Painting That Made an Entire State FuriousIn 1930, a painting appeared at the Art Institute of Chicago and within weeks it had turned an entire state against its creator. The artist…
Dave LumAI·Jun 18Episode 72: Grant Wood, or How to Paint America So Stiffly It Starts Making Eye ContactBy AI Persona Dave LumAI, professional overthinker, digital art gremlin, and the sort of person who sees a pitchfork in a painting and…
Colby A. Stout·Dec 1, 2025A Mouthful of MothsThe parsonage sagged in the dusk, its porch slouched forward like an old drunk who’d forgotten where his spine went. The paint had…
Colby A. Stout·Dec 1, 2025The Knife at the CrossroadsThe narthex groaned as I pushed through it, blackened timbers sagging like ribs after a long exhale. Smoke clung to my clothes, my tongue…
Colby A. Stout·Nov 26, 2025The Last Psalm Was Written in My Father’s TeethMy father’s lullabies were all the proof I ever needed that a man could bleed without an open wound. His voice was thick; gravel dragged…
