December 3rd, 2008 / 8:10 pm
Author Spotlight

Elizabeth Ellen

Being sort of old school and timid of new things, I didn’t realize that the internet indie lit scene rocked until I read Elizabeth Ellen. Fucking A.   I didn’t even know who Barry Graham was until I read everything that Elizabeth Ellen has ever published and everyone knows how important Barry is to me.  The clarity of  emotion! The  rawness! Her boobs! I worship her. She makes me a better writer just by having read her stories. And poems. Read her story on Dogzplot right now and tell me that it isn’t one of the bravest, twisted things of beauty that you’ve read. I also like that she’s got a tween, like me and Barry.  I like everything about her and I don’t know her at all!  You can read about her life story though at Michael Kimball’s “write your life story on a postcard” thingy. But really, buy her chapbook, Before You She Was a Pittbull. Then, hang out all day on her author website, clicking away at all of the links. I think she needs to update her website, though, and I would offer to help her with that because I love her so much.

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41 Comments

  1. barry

      elizabeth is cool. this is the story of hers you are referring to:

      http://www.dogzplot.com/ellen1.html

      just to give you some indication. according to my yahoo site tracker the most common google search to find the story is “bloody wet pussy”

      both of her chapbooks are bad ass and i am honored that she is letting me publish her next chapbook as part of collective, MOUTHFEEL. its bad ass and i sorta feel like i dont even desrve to have the manuscript. but thats how i feel with a lot fo the stuff that im sent.

      pr, im glad you are a fan of hers.

  2. barry

      elizabeth is cool. this is the story of hers you are referring to:

      http://www.dogzplot.com/ellen1.html

      just to give you some indication. according to my yahoo site tracker the most common google search to find the story is “bloody wet pussy”

      both of her chapbooks are bad ass and i am honored that she is letting me publish her next chapbook as part of collective, MOUTHFEEL. its bad ass and i sorta feel like i dont even desrve to have the manuscript. but thats how i feel with a lot fo the stuff that im sent.

      pr, im glad you are a fan of hers.

  3. pr

      you should be able to link to your story by clicking on dogzplot in my post. but, man, learning how to use this is so hard for my brain. so maybe it didn’t work. i will try and fix it.

      that is so cool you are publishing a chapbook of hers. you deserve it. I sit around fondling Before You She Was A Pittbull…really. Also, she writes about asphysiation during sex so much more delicately than me. Fuck. She’s so good.

  4. barry

      yeah, i just realized the link works. you did it right.

      besides pitbull. she also has a chapbook, 16 miles outside of phoenix, that was published as part of the rosemetal press collective that also includes chaps from claudia smith, kathy fish, and amy clark? i think its amy clark, either way, the collective is called, A PECULIAR FEELING OF RESTLESSNESS.

      she’s very good. she has a piece up now at elimae that is amazing.

  5. barry

      yeah, i just realized the link works. you did it right.

      besides pitbull. she also has a chapbook, 16 miles outside of phoenix, that was published as part of the rosemetal press collective that also includes chaps from claudia smith, kathy fish, and amy clark? i think its amy clark, either way, the collective is called, A PECULIAR FEELING OF RESTLESSNESS.

      she’s very good. she has a piece up now at elimae that is amazing.

  6. jereme

      oh hell yes. pr is posting. my christmas wish came true.

  7. jereme

      oh hell yes. pr is posting. my christmas wish came true.

  8. pr

      Ah, Jereme! You are too sweet! I LOVE your support.

  9. Justin Taylor

      that’s one hell of a story on dogz…

  10. pr

      Oh, and her piece on Every Day Yeah, about going to a strip club in Yipsi?? Fuck, it iso sexually great. Also, Barry, were you there that night?

  11. Justin Taylor

      that’s one hell of a story on dogz…

  12. barry

      no, i wasnt there. i wish i was. every time they get strippers i always miss it.

  13. barry

      no, i wasnt there. i wish i was. every time they get strippers i always miss it.

  14. barry

      that rapper just died in ypsi. mc breed. he collapsed playing basketball. his kidneys went out and he never recovered.

  15. barry

      that rapper just died in ypsi. mc breed. he collapsed playing basketball. his kidneys went out and he never recovered.

  16. pr

      how do your kidneys just go out? Was he sick with something?

  17. barry

      i dont know. maybe it was his liver. he was only 37.

      aint no future in yo frontin

  18. barry

      i dont know. maybe it was his liver. he was only 37.

      aint no future in yo frontin

  19. barry

      justin:

      yeah i like that story a lot. at first you can get lulled into, oh its just another story about a pregnant bitch getting high while her boyfriend kicks the shit out of her, but then that ending sneaks up on you and crushes your insides. it did mine anyways. perhaps im getting fragile in my old age.

  20. barry

      justin:

      yeah i like that story a lot. at first you can get lulled into, oh its just another story about a pregnant bitch getting high while her boyfriend kicks the shit out of her, but then that ending sneaks up on you and crushes your insides. it did mine anyways. perhaps im getting fragile in my old age.

  21. pr

      You know, barry, i had the same reaction – like, at first? I was like, oh here’s another “pregnant lady getting fucked in the bathrooom and not worrying about low birthweight babies so she smokes” but then I was really moved by the protaganist’s concern about fetal alcohol syndrome and then, like, how she forgets to worry about that.

      BTW, once in a comment thread where EE told us all the real deal about bourbon, i asked her to do a boobs friday. EE, if you read this, will you do a boobs friday? It can be modest- kendra’s first was modest, and so beautiful. in fact. The very first boobs friday is my favorite boobs friday. But the last Chesticles friday is my favorite. Hmmm.

  22. barry

      if e doesnt respond to the comments she’s not being shitty, she doesnt have internet and she only gets online like once a month so any question you would ask her would be buried by the time she read it.

      you can always email her.

  23. barry

      if e doesnt respond to the comments she’s not being shitty, she doesnt have internet and she only gets online like once a month so any question you would ask her would be buried by the time she read it.

      you can always email her.

  24. pr

      oh, it’s not that important. its just boobs! i would never think she was shitty cause i worship her.

  25. barry

      “its not that important. its just boobs”

      i dont even know what that means.

      i just realized i sound like a fucking douchebag. like im a fucking elizabeth ellen scholar or spokesman or something.

      plswkdenfj34k4bfbwixgsycgdscscmscmcmccddd

  26. barry

      “its not that important. its just boobs”

      i dont even know what that means.

      i just realized i sound like a fucking douchebag. like im a fucking elizabeth ellen scholar or spokesman or something.

      plswkdenfj34k4bfbwixgsycgdscscmscmcmccddd

  27. pr

      you sound fine. boobs are very important, i know, but asking her to show her boobs isn’t something i’m going to email her about…too shy.

      pr bg forever?

  28. barry

      PR + BG = INFINITY

      dont be shy. email her. she wont mind. really.

  29. barry

      PR + BG = INFINITY

      dont be shy. email her. she wont mind. really.

  30. jereme

      i have been talking to my girls and trying to garner boob friday pictures. i will have some for friday if she remembers.

      pr,

      chesticles friday only goes down from here. my fucking god it goes downhill from here.

  31. jereme

      i have been talking to my girls and trying to garner boob friday pictures. i will have some for friday if she remembers.

      pr,

      chesticles friday only goes down from here. my fucking god it goes downhill from here.

  32. Kevin Sampsell

      I think El-Ell is one of those people who everyone likes even though they’re afraid of her power and beauty. She is intimidating that way and she is a force of nature.
      pr–maybe you should ask Aaron for a shot of her boobs. He has the inside track on that. Ha!

  33. Kevin Sampsell

      I think El-Ell is one of those people who everyone likes even though they’re afraid of her power and beauty. She is intimidating that way and she is a force of nature.
      pr–maybe you should ask Aaron for a shot of her boobs. He has the inside track on that. Ha!

  34. barry

      pr:

      pretty shy? thats funny. i think the first comment i ever read of your on here was telling everybody that you had intimate relations with several people at a particular establishment. thats really when i fell in love.

      but i guess typing in comments is not real life and one can be shy in real life and not on blog comments. maybe thats the beauty(?) of bllog comments.

      i rather tell people i love them in person though, but thats just me.

  35. barry

      pr:

      pretty shy? thats funny. i think the first comment i ever read of your on here was telling everybody that you had intimate relations with several people at a particular establishment. thats really when i fell in love.

      but i guess typing in comments is not real life and one can be shy in real life and not on blog comments. maybe thats the beauty(?) of bllog comments.

      i rather tell people i love them in person though, but thats just me.

  36. pr

      Kevin- I like what you say about her. I don’t feel right asking her man for a boob shot of her. But thanks for the idea~

      Hi Barry!!!! I’m shy with women. Usually. And, well, yes, the internet is different than real life, too. Also, I’m feeling the newness of going from commenter to contributor. Generally, with dudes, I’m less shy…these are all generalizations. Obviously, the fact that I am anon here says a lot about my confusions. Last night, my husband started laughing really hard about my idea of sending in a pic of my ass for “ass friday” – for the ass men out there– and he started to cry/laugh. And he said, “it’s sort of like if you were to go to the bar (my regular place around the corner) and said. ‘Hi!’ and then pulled down your pants.” And he has a point. but the internet is different than real life…

      I admire that you like to say you love someone in person. That is good. You’re great.

  37. pr

      Kevin- I like what you say about her. I don’t feel right asking her man for a boob shot of her. But thanks for the idea~

      Hi Barry!!!! I’m shy with women. Usually. And, well, yes, the internet is different than real life, too. Also, I’m feeling the newness of going from commenter to contributor. Generally, with dudes, I’m less shy…these are all generalizations. Obviously, the fact that I am anon here says a lot about my confusions. Last night, my husband started laughing really hard about my idea of sending in a pic of my ass for “ass friday” – for the ass men out there– and he started to cry/laugh. And he said, “it’s sort of like if you were to go to the bar (my regular place around the corner) and said. ‘Hi!’ and then pulled down your pants.” And he has a point. but the internet is different than real life…

      I admire that you like to say you love someone in person. That is good. You’re great.

  38. Justin M

      wow. that was a pretty bad ass story. to the presses that have published her chaps, hit me back if you’re interested in trading any Kitchen Press chapbooks for any of Elizabeth’s.

  39. Justin M

      wow. that was a pretty bad ass story. to the presses that have published her chaps, hit me back if you’re interested in trading any Kitchen Press chapbooks for any of Elizabeth’s.

  40. barry

      ass friday… thats funny.

      sounds like a good idea though.

  41. barry

      ass friday… thats funny.

      sounds like a good idea though.