Help Wanted  2007

I have been writing seriously for seven years. I believe in my writing because it comes from the heart.

I see writing as a way of capturing in a more analytical way the ideas I sometimes only hint at with my paintings.

I am particularly proud of "Eyes of a Woman", "A Visit from H.S.", and "Death to the Tranny".

I have included one poem, "Dangerous & Deviant", which is playful and somewhat sinister.

Death to the Tranny  2007

A Visit from H.S.   2007

Dangerous & Deviant  2007

Eyes of a Woman   2007

Hot Tramp, I Love You So   2003

My Dinner Date   2003

I like the idea of describing a scene and then replaying that same scene in a different way.

I am fascinated with interweaving a narrative and a screenplay.

I want my writing, like my painting, to make a statement on how simultaneously fucked up and beautiful the world is.

I believe all good writing, whether short story or novel, should have a built-in philosophy.

My influences are Dostoyevsky, Vonnegut and Brett Easton Ellis.

Melissa Carter 2009

Melissa's Writing

Swirling ghosts inside my head

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