SeaMail

By Robert Tidwell

A woman living in post apocalyptic California falls in love with a sequential hermaphrodite living on the now dead island of Catalina.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Robert Tidwell
• Release date: Jun 4, 2014

Robert Tidwell

Robert Tidwell is an artist, writer, and activist in the Inland Empire. By using items that are easily accessible, I create a multimedia experience which investigates the connection between mysticism and art making. My art analyzes our existence as spiritual beings by critiquing and celebrating various aspects of human spirituality and the role it plays in our evolutionary development. Spirituality is an odd area for an atheist to work but I have grappled with trying to understand my spiritual self since a young age, and no religious institution or sacred text has resonated with me as deeply as the process of creation has. Whether working in music, writing, or visual art, I get lost in the noise and chaos of my inner self. I try to hone in on an emotional thread that leads to the “eye of the storm” where I’m able to fixate and focus on turning the inner noise into serenity. This is where the art happens. I find the chord that strikes within me and let intuition take control. My art becomes something even I was not expecting because problem solving and improvisation become driving factors in the moment. I can’t predict what will resonate with me until I am in the moment. I explore different mediums so that I am constantly learning something new and surprising myself. The moment when something unexpected happens and I have to adjust is when I really begin to understand what a piece will be. Although my work tends to have a quite somberness, the loud clamoring of music fuels it’s creation. Music is always at the center of my art even when I’m working in a medium that does not incorporate sound. The energy and rhythm of drums, the tension of a throbbing bass and the often shouted vocals of punk and hip hop groups cultivate my desire to be heard.

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SeaMail

by Robert Tidwell

Published by Robert Tidwell at Smashwords

Copyright 2014 Robert Tidwell

Please visit the author's webpage: roberttidwell.tumblr.com

The strangest thing had happened long ago when men had been the kings of the Earth. They abused Her. They neglected Her. They bled Her dry. They pumped Her full of poisons. They carved into Her skin with their machines with out ever consulting the living planet. In truth, they nearly killed Her but you see, living things fight for their lives. It is part of why anything alive can survive. The Earth decided it no longer liked being abused and struck back. Evolution spun out of control and men and women both took on new traits in order to survive. The men almost completely regressed back to the earliest stages of Man. The fear of extinction pushed them into their most basic and primal functions. Eat. Drink. Fight. Fuck. They often killed each other over misunderstandings about territory and possession, so, other than the size of such fights, nothing had changed for the men. It was the women who had been key to the next evolutionary step and it was the women who saw the greatest of all changes.

The grey woman, Maria, found that her foggy skin could actually change color, just slight tints really, if she concentrated hard enough or if she felt an emotion passionately enough. Another woman found that she had begun growing feathers instead of hair, though she still couldn't fly. She had been killed shortly after by a gang of men. Other changes were less dramatic and only featured slight shape differences in the noses, eyes, ears, fingers, toes and so on.