Jamie Stewart Libros

The emotional journey of a bereaved parent unfolds through Jamie Stewart's candid narrative following the loss of her son shortly after birth in 2012. She shares her experiences to guide others navigating similar grief, emphasizing the importance of community in such a profound loss. The book offers comfort and validation for loss-parents, while challenging societal norms surrounding grief. Ultimately, it conveys a message of hope and love, illustrating how loss can lead to new beginnings. Jamie, a Colorado resident, co-founded a nonprofit to support families experiencing similar tragedies.

From being caught having their first orgasm by their mom'sbest friend to being stalked and propositioned by a fundamentalist pastor; fromsoliciting spanking dates over the Internet to scoring a coveted invitation toa threesome with some elf fetishist neighbors, art rock darling (Xiu Xiu)Jamie Stewart's journey of fleshyself-discovery and queer awakening makes for an extraordinary, cringy,unputdownable epic in miniature, burning always with radical and often shockingself-criticism. A one-of-a-kind exploration of abasement, depravity, joy,and embarrassment (and even joy in embarrassment),Anything That Moves is a series ofcomic, tragic X-rays of sex. It is funny, erotic, anti-erotic, honest, brave,icky, and hauntingly sad by turns. It demonstrates too how love and forgivenesscan percolate around the edges of even the most traumatic relationships. Stewart's band Xiu Xiu has been called "self-flagellating,""brutal," "shocking," and "perverse," but also "genius," "brilliant," "unique,""imaginative," and "luminous." Readers can expect nothing less from Anything That Moves.