Shelley Jackson is the author of Half Life, The Melancholy of Anatomy, hypertexts including the classic Patchwork Girl, two children’s books, and Skin, a story published in tattoos on 2,095 volunteers, one word at a time. She lives in Brooklyn and at ineradicablestain.com.

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  December 2006/January 2007: Conversation with Vito Acconci
  Chronicling the natural progression from poet to performance artist to installation artist to working architect.