Go Ask Ogre peers into the world of a misfit "cutter" teen, who, with devastating honesty and deadpan humor, illustrates the horrors of her life and rises above them through confessional letters to the singer of her favorite band.

Passionate, artistic and sensitive, Jolene Siana lived on the impoverished side of the tracks in Toledo, Ohio, with an alcoholic and abusive single mother. At a time when Reagan and heavy metal ruled the Midwest, Jolene found comfort through writing, drawing, and immersing herself in a growing post-punk/industrial music scene. A tailspin of suicidal depression and self-injury led her to write Ogre, front man for the band Skinny Puppy. He soon began to receive a flood of illustrated letters and journals filled with Jolene's most intimate thoughts.

At a concert, Ogre told Jolene that he saved all her letters and one day would return them. Nine years later, one box from Ogre arrived at Jolene's door. Reexamining the documents of her youth was a revelation. She realized that expressing herself through these letters had saved her life.

Go Ask Ogre reveals the truth about growing up "weird" in the '80s, offering an inspiring update to the traditional teen cautionary tale—this time, a hopeful ending.


Go Ask Ogre: Letters from a Deathrock Cutter
By Jolene Siana
7" x 10" --- 176 pages --- $18.95 --- ISBN 0-9760822-1-7

Pub Date: June 2005

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