The rumpus publishes comic by jenni Belotserkovsky based on sarah yahm’s “unfinished acts of wild creation”
“Fragments” is an illustrated excerpt from Unfinished Acts of Wild Creation (Dzanc, May 2025), a tragicomic novel about an eccentric Jewish family with an inherited genetic illness. Author Sarah Yahm sought out illustrator Jenni Belotserkovsky because she thought comics were a particularly effective way of representing intense bodily experiences without being voyeuristic or grotesque. In this collaboration, Jenni Belotserkovsky’s sparse but lush images combine with Yahm’s words to bring us inside the interiority of a dying woman in just twelve visceral panels.
We’re very grateful to The Rumpus for publishing this comic and for supporting the work of both Jenni and Sarah.