It’s the end of the world!. . .theoretically. We keep saying that but who knows. . .until then, Archangels Lucifer and Michael might have an idea on what to do about humanity and its constant, impending doom.

Excerpt From ‘Doll Parts’

Author – Jasmine Plaskon

I want you.

Lucifer remembers, words echoing like the bullets he used to let sing from his revolver. I just um, I forgot to –

Glossy, pouty lips. Long, blonde hair. Oceanic eyes that ripped the Titanic itself to shreds at some point. It was all there, the Barbie Killer, evidence being held in his hands as they rut, groan, kiss, whisper. There was some cruel irony in here, Lucifer thinks as he finally swings his legs off of his mattress to feel the cool, uneven surface of his wooden floor, where they’ve done this before. Could he name where? Tuh, the fuck he could. Might’ve been some thousand years ago when they were a pair of knights swearing oath to some stupid kingdom just for them to fall in love. Might’ve been a few thousand years ago when humans just figured out religion could be a thing and they were too busy worshipping each other. Just for the fun of it, it could’ve been a whole billion years ago, before humans were a concept, stars snapping into place and galaxies forming, where a pair of angels who didn’t need shoes frolicked through the grass and tumbled onto each other.

(Why does your name sound so familiar?)

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Alive, After Paradise is a multimedia, multiversal Biblical project that started back in July of 2023 by creative neurotic Jasmine Plaskon with one single question in mind: if humanity were to go extinct yet found a way to extract consciousness from the body, could an inorganic being like a cyborg believe in God? The answer is always; since then, Jasmine has gone on to create a whole universe, riffing off of famous works like Dialogues with The Devil and Paradise Lost while also infusing her own spin on what it means to have faith — even if the way she tells it might make a priest blush.

Jasmine Plaskon (she or he) is a Black, queer writer from the grungy, tech addled depths of Seattle with her husband and two dog-gals. Having graduated from Spalding University in 2021 with an MFA in creative writing, Jasmine has made it her whole life mission to write, student debt be damned. She’s been an Events Manager, founded a local showcase for artists, proofread for her friends and edited zines. You’ve seen her on Exhibit B and in magazines like Winter Tangerine. She’s your artist’s favorite artist who’s not afraid to try anything once.

Text © Jasmine Plaskon