Scarlet

By Ally Nguyen

Scarlet is a Multi-Genre work that combines prose narrative and poetic interludes to explore the journey of its titular trans protagonist Scarlet as she grapples with religious and sexual trauma on her path to satanic apotheosis, assisted by three demons who lead her on a mind-breaking journey through her past, present, and future. Part chapbook, part novel, part autobiography, Scarlet is more than worthy to take its place among the queer literary canon.

 

In other words: It's trans, satanic, and horrifying in detail. This book is, in essence, what I've deemed a pseudo autobiography with a horror bent: it is an exploration of my own traumas, through the lens of its protagonist's own journey toward satanic apotheosis, dealing with subjects such as alienation, sexual assault, the hegemony of bigoted Christianity, and the power of the infernal feminine. Obviously not a book for your prudish grandmother. It's gruesome, vivid, and phantasmagoric.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ally Nguyen
• Release date: Nov 9, 2024
• ISBN: 9798230511823

Ally Nguyen

Ally Nguyen is a trans woman with deep roots in the Appalachian foothills of Northeast Georgia. Her journey into the world of writing began in 2019, under her deadname, with her self-published Sci-Fi novel, Jack Cabe. Despite facing financial challenges that led to an early end to her college education, Ally persevered in her literary pursuits. Her work has been featured in publications such as Coffin Bell and Gender Queer Literature. When not crafting stories, Ally can be found immersed in real-time strategy games or sharing laughter with friends. Her beloved rooster, Chick Chick, provides constant, if unconventional, companionship.

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SCARLET 

Ally Nguyen

Table of Contents

SCARLET 1

Table of Contents 3

Awakening 6

Interlude - Awakening 20

Nightmare 20

Tendrils 22

Foreign 23

Morning Routine 24

ED 25

Reflection 26

Ritual 28

Interlude - Ritual 45

Altar 45

Prayer to Babalon 45

Thunderstorm 46

Day 48

Interlude - Day 53

Burn 53

Date 54

Ignorant 55

Lilith 58

Interlude - Lilith 61

Huntress 61

Ahriman 62

Screech Owl 63

Sex Work 64

Interlude - Sex Work 70

Sex Work 1 70

Voyeurs 70

Sex Work 2 71

Exhibit A 72

Boots 73

Ophanim 75

Interlude - Ophanim 86

Christ 86

Fascism Triptych 86

Intro 86

The Wall 86

Chains 87

Crossroads 89

Interlude - Crossroads 94

Crossroads 94

Depression 95

Dysphoric 96

Emptiness 96

Suicidal Ideation 99

Therapy 101

Interlude - Therapy 121

BPD 121

Reduction 125

Bitter 126

Albatross 127

Interlude - Albatross 142

Bliss 142

Far off lands 147

Easter Night 2022 147

Reckoning 150

Interlude - Reckoning 156

Eco Posadism 156

Periphery 157

Golden Boughs 157

Self Portrait 158

Deadman Walking 158

Damn you 158

Second Coming Revisited 160

Apotheosis 162

Epilogue - Apotheosis 176

Comely 176

Domme 176

Hunger 177

A Final Prayer 179

Awakening

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