March 12, 2006

Toledo Blade on Go Ask Ogre, Jolene Siana, and teen self-injury

Scars relate stories of teenage torment
March 12, 2006
by Ryan Smith

...Jolene Siana, a pseudonym used by a Waite High School graduate, recently wrote the book Go Ask Ogre, detailing her adolescence as a cutter in the late 1980s. It's filled with letters she wrote to a rock star at the time, providing images of depression and pain...

Read the rest of the article on cutting at the Toledo Blade.

Book by ex-Toledoan details bouts with despair
Former cutter wants to help others
March 12, 2006
by Ryan Smith

Jolene Siana's tale is one of a razor and a rock star.

First came the razor. As a senior at Waite High School in 1987, she cut herself repeatedly on her wrists - at first because she wanted to die, later because she wanted the rush.

Like thousands of teenage cutters, Miss Siana used a blade to deal with feelings of depression.

But what happened next was unique. Miss Siana - a pseudonym she uses to protect her family - wrote extensively about her teenage hell to Ogre, the frontman for her favorite band, Skinny Puppy. He only wrote back once, but his encouragement let loose a stream of dark letters and artwork that Miss Siana continued to send...

Read the rest of the companion piece on Jolene Siana at the Toledo Blade.

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