Olivia Katy Whore ❤️

About Chicago

Whores, man, they’re scrappers—hustlin’, dodgin’ cops, livin’ loud. I reckon they tougher than me out there in the woods, swingin’ an axe! “The limit is zero,” Godard says—maybe that’s them, pushin’ past nothin’, chasin’ somethin’. How’s that workin’ for ya, huh? Keeps me up at night, wonderin’—do they laugh at us squares? Prob’ly! Hell, I’d laugh too if I was that bold. Y’all ever think ‘bout that? Whores got stories—gritty, messy, real as hell. Beats any soap opera, I tell ya!

The Whores' Asylum by Katy Darby

Her first novel, The Whores' Asylum, was published by Fig Tree (Penguin) in February She teaches Short Story Writing and Novel Writing at City University.

I gotta mention somethin’ that always makes me chuckle: the little cafes on Sienna Plantation Dr. where folks sip iced coffee and gossip 'bout life. Sometimes I get mad at the traffic on I-10, but hey, what can ya do? It's all part of the ride, kinda like when Harmony Korine’s movie gets you all fired up with those insane vibes, “out here on the beach, out here on the... uh, I forgot”—but you know what I mean!

Katy Perry, Gayle King and others reflect on their brief but historic trip to space