FOUNDING EDITOR

​· R L · powell [he :: they] is a queer & neurodivergent writer of poetry & prose. Over the years, they’ve moved through an array of unique professions, lived around the globe, and spent a long stint in academia.

 

At present, he's a recovering doctoral candidate, who has transitioned into the MFA program in Literature and Writing at the Bennington Writing Seminars. He holds a BA (Hons) and MA in English and 20th century critical theory—awarded by universities that think highly of their reputations. For the past number of years, they’ve taught rhetoric, aspects of theory, & American lit to undergraduates. Their research interests have focused on American modernism, the history & philosophy of science, & and inquiry into what they christened the phenomenology of boredom. He departed his doctoral program in good standing, ABD. 

 

· R L · s most recent work has appeared in publications such as Heaven Spec, Impossible Archetype, the Eunoia Review, the Rumen, the Rising Phoenix Review, junq magazine, and others—with more forthcoming elsewhere. [case#1] of APROSEXIA LIT is his first publication in the role of editor-in-chief. 

 

He's not fond of the baggage that comes along with the term, but · R L · does consider himself to be more than a little mad. They created APROSEXIA LIT to address what they consider to be a lack of opportunity for the cognitively divergent to express what life pushed to the margins often entails—the beautiful strangeness that comes form living an uncommon life, perceiving and feeling in utterly unique ways, and the process of beating remarkable paths through day-to-day existence in order to survive. 

 

· R L · loves movies about literal and figurative space, and art that emerges from the process of dreaming. He's drawn to the overbearing themes of sex, love, and death; and also cookies. Cookies are exceptionally nice. They would also like to remind you that you’re doing a magnificent job of being yourself.

 

You can find · R L 's personal website at: rl-powell.com 

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· R L 's personal website is: rl-powell.com​​