A Man Worthy of Your Attention tells the story of sixteen-year old Caitlin Moore and the chance sexual encounter with three college boys that shatters her life. In the ensuing fallout, lines between justice, authority and truth are blurred as she develops an obsession with the cop who rescued her, and he with her.
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Praise for A Man Worthy of Your Attention
A Man Worthy of Your Attention
A fully illustrated fiction chapbook story
"A Man Worthy of Your Attention is a fierce heartache of a short story delivered through the wonderfully cartoonish and moribund images of artist Dana Ellyn. Here, the tensions of art and story meet to create a precise and beautiful darkness unlike any other."
–Jessica Anthony, author of Chopsticks
"A Man Worthy of Your Attention is a fable of lost innocence cleverly told through the evidence of a police procedural. Freeman’s gripping story snakes devastatingly through Ellyn’s darkly beautiful illustrations to ruminate, at last, on the elusive quality of objective truth in the context of criminal violence."
–Erin Sheley, George Washington University Law School
"A Man Worthy of Your Attention is absolutely riveting. Freeman’s prose, combined with Ellyn’s illustrations, adds layers of complexity to ideas of sexuality, terror, and truth."
–Ariel Gore, author of Atlas of the Human Heart
Janet Freeman
Janet Freeman’s fiction has appeared in PANK, Word Riot, Chicago Quarterly Review, Monkeybicycle, and elsewhere. She is the recipient of several awards for her work, including a Million Writers Award. A native of North Carolina, she currently resides in Northern Colorado. She can be found online at
Dana Ellyn
Dana Ellyn has been a full-time artist for over a decade. She lives and paints in Washington, DC. Shown throughout the U.S. and internationally, Ellyn’s paintings embody a fearless self-exploratory portrayal of modernity. her sly humor and painterly skill entice the viewer to re-interpret the zeitgeist. See more of her work at
