Been sitting on a pile of paper ephemera and other items from my time working in a warehouse full of used books sourced from Thrift stores. The 50,000 square foot place was wall to 30-foot ceiling full of used books and my job was to dig through massive gaylords bins and save the collectible, vintage […]
a storehouse for the creative output of Jonathan Bond (website under construction, more updates and navigation soon.) Here you will find poetry, fiction short and long, unsteady visual art, short film, and a range of other original offerings. Tons of writing and near-art can be found hear, a vibrating sampler platter of my fractured universe. […]
Here’s a snotty interview / profile I did with pre-fame Alison Mosshart of The Kills on their first DIY U.S. tour behind the indie-released “Black Rooster” EP. Unique time capsule that captures some of the lightning in a bottle vibe young bands can’t help but share when they’re full of promise and piss and vinegar. […]
Been a while since I posted here, I’ve been meaning to put some of my music journalism up for a long time. The sad passing of Daniel Johnston on Wednesday, Sept 11 2019 at the age of 58 prompted me to post this interview with him from 18 years ago which was published in a […]
New collage from found objects. Newest shared collage that utilizes paper ephemera hoard collected from my time working in a used book warehouse as some of the the elements. Main image is a tiny type portrait I’ve had for years.
Variations of the same long ago sourced Arizona sunset image I’ve used in many digital permutations / manipulations to create original digital art.
Super excited to report the first draft of the novel is complete. Took almost 13 years and a lot of life in those years tending to demands other than writing. And a tremendous amount of help. It’s been my practice to print out finished, revised chapters and then add them to a physical manuscript, as […]
I did work on my novel in 2021. You can find detailed updates leading up to this one on the blog here. When I finish a chapter, I like to print it out & add it to a physical manuscript so I have a sense the writing exists outside of the abstraction of something that […]
Here is a short film I made with my good friend and collaborator Steven Yazzie entitled “Birds in the Rib,” based on a poem of mine of the same name. It’s definitely the high point of our ongoing collaboration, and a culmination. I am grateful to him for all the gifts he brings and for […]
Been a while since I posted here, but I’ve been meaning to put some of my music journalism up for a long time. The sad passing of Daniel Johnston on Wednesday, Sept 11 2019 at the age of 58 prompted me to post this interview with him from 18 years ago which was published in […]
Think High Fidelity meets Cloud Atlas. Here’s a peek at the work in progress I’ve been workshopping and working on since September 2010. Update 7-2023 : At long last, I’ve finished the first draft. Dwellera novel by Jonathan Bond (short synopsis) It’s your world, with weird sprinkled on top. * James Sallis and all the […]
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