The muse at long last returned to Boston in the form of two lovely events this weekend, the first being Tim Peterson's multimedia Analogous series, featuring a discussion by Reese Inman (whose work I adore) on her artistic process and the inspiration behind her paintings based on algorithm-generated bitmaps, followed by a reading by John Mercuri Dooley of his procedural text objects. The two complemented each other well and a good time was had by all. I recommend going to see Inman's show at the Gallery Naga in Boston if you are in the area.

The second event was an amazing reading in honor of Katalanche press's release of Chris Jackson's chapbook "Poppers," featuring the author (who read from the chapbook and an absolutely stunning long poem called "The Butcher Goes to..") and Laura Solomon who read from her book as well as some other pieces. If you're unfamiliar with Solomon's elegant and quirky work, I recommend checking out Bivouac from Slope editions. Also check out Jackson's Katalance press chapbook "Poppers/"

Following the reading, we adjourned to Dottie Lasky's house where (as us post-avant mutatns are wont to do) we FEASTED UPON THE BRAINS OF THE LIVING. And also some deviled eggs and chicken-salad sandwiches. [See images below.]