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books

From Sh!tshow To Afterglow, published July 2020

The new book from Offbeat Bride author Ariel Meadow Stallings is here to hold your hand while you cry, and then help you put your life back together. Filled with raw, personal stories and practical, research-backed advice, From Sh!tshow To Afterglow will help you overcome personal trauma through creative self-development.

Offbeat Bride 3rd edition, published September 2019

Think about what you were doing 15 years ago. Think about who you were, the choices you were making, and the ways you talked about those choices. Think about your motivations and your priorities. How was who you are now reflected in who you were then? How did you think differently than you do now? How can you look back and see the ways that the choices that you made then, played out in where you’ve ended up now?

PROS BEFORE BROS, art book / jewelry pairing, released January 2019

WTF is Pros Before Bros? A self-publishing experiment. A proof of concept. An ode to therapeutic sex work. A self-directed MFA project. An exercise in collaboration with other women-owned businesses. An exploration of the intimacy between readers and an author. A playground for me to fiddle with concepts of tangibility, valuation, packaging, and artist process.

State of the Empire, 2019

IT’S BEEN 84 YEARS. Ok, it’s actually only been 12 years since I launched the Offbeat Empire, but 12 in internet years might as well be 84, y’know? Here’s what’s up with the Empire this year…