Email Author Nina Carapetyan

2008 Stories by Nina Carapetyan

• The Not-So-Little Mermaid

  published December 18, 2008

  People are into some weird shit these days. For example, mermaid porn, which some viewers may see in Jessica Dolence’s... More >>

• The Not-So-Little Mermaid

  published December 18, 2008

  People are into some weird shit these days. For example, mermaid porn, which some viewers may see in Jessica Dolence’s... More >>

• Hard Corps

  published December 11, 2008

  Think of Phoenix as a spreading pool of concrete founded upon a desert. The cement on which we build our lives has come to seem as natural to us... More >>

• Decemberfest

  published December 4, 2008

  We love the Christmas season here at New Times. Every winter we go for strolls along the snowy downtown streets, singing merry carols.... More >>

• Restless Spiritualist

  published November 27, 2008

  One of photography’s powers is the ability to mythologize and exoticize space, inviting viewers to journey afar by psychic means. The... More >>

• Requiem for a Bad Dream

  published November 20, 2008

  The recurring nightmare of our childhood always featured severed limbs somersaulting through the air, flung from the dark recesses of our... More >>

• Must Love Hogs

  published October 30, 2008

  You were one of those cool kids who rode a motorcycle in high school and lost your virginity on the train tracks. After you graduated, though, you... More >>

• Medium Cool

  published October 30, 2008

  Marshall McLuhan, high priest of pop culture, is well known for his phrase “the medium is the message.” In a way, ASU’s ABBA (A... More >>

• Art Film

  published October 30, 2008

  Want the closest thing to a lucid dreaming experience? Then check out Nadia Hironaka’s “The Late Show” video installation, in... More >>

• Fleeting Success

  published October 16, 2008

  You’ve just broken up with your lover, and feel debased because of how you handled yourself in the end. “I can’t live without... More >>

• Tour de Phat

  published October 9, 2008

  Bikes, costumes, and a parade. What more could one ask for? How about beer, circus acts, and live music? Heck, yes. Tour de Fat has all of this... More >>

• Club Red

  published October 2, 2008

  You got knocked out on the curb the other night. As the sky tilted from starboard to port above you, your mouth filled with blood. You reveled... More >>

• Queer Notion

  published September 25, 2008

  You heard that NYC’s infamous queer rapper Cazwell is coming to town, and not even a wholesome breakfast of fellatio from your No. 1 wife... More >>

• Needlepoint of No Return

  published September 18, 2008

  You may think that knitting and lace-making are for the old and sexually doomed. For you, they conjure up images of Swiss grandmothers knitting... More >>

• The Golden Girls

  published September 18, 2008

  The other night, you were taking your dog Sigmund for a stroll when you suddenly fell into a gaping manhole. You plummeted down the dark... More >>

• Webcomic Relief

  published September 11, 2008

  You’re riding the bus to work again along with all of the regulars. There’s Katerina, the Ukrainian expatriate who can’t seem to... More >>

• That Old Block Magic

  published September 4, 2008

  Ask any nerd piss-ant what he knows about Japan and he’ll probably blather on about manga, the island nation’s sadistic game... More >>

• Nice to Meat You

  published August 28, 2008

  Your vegan upbringing turned you into a meat-craving psychopath. At age 9, you offed your hippie parents and hid their bodies in your digestive... More >>

• Kollectiv Soul

  published August 28, 2008

  You grew up in a fascist household where creativity wasn’t encouraged. At age 2, when you drew an abstract version of your dog, your... More >>

• Full Leather Jacket

  published August 21, 2008

  Your Mama and Papa always told you to stay away from strange men, especially those who wore leather outfits in public. According to them, these... More >>

• Anti-Repressant

  published August 14, 2008

  You follow a certain routine each Sunday: wake up at the crack of dawn, do some yoga, and eat organic eggs and ham. Then you head off to church... More >>

• Hail the Conquering Heroines

  published August 14, 2008

  The ladies from the Tempe-based indie-rock trio Juicy Newt are hard to deter. Since 2003 – and despite limited prior experience with their... More >>

• Home is Where the Art is

  published August 7, 2008

  You buy your books from Amazon.com and your housewares from IKEA, and you only grant foreigners and their charming accents passage rights to... More >>

• Minstrel Cycle

  published July 31, 2008

  You’ve spent hours crawling through the Internet, laying your greasy eyeballs on porn galore. After a while, you feel disgusted with... More >>

• Flesh Photography

  published July 31, 2008

  Artist Connie Imboden, whose work is featured in the “Classical Illusion” exhibit, says on her Web site, “There’s nothing... More >>