A collection of short works includes "Elephant Feelings," which intertwines the story of a circus elephant, the Hottentot Venus, and the Indian god Ganesha; "Dream of a Clean State," in which Jackson Pollock has an identity crisis; and "The Judgment of Psycho, " an analysis of the sexual dynamic between Janet Leigh and Anthony Perkins.
John Haskell is a former actor, playwright, and performance artist who has worked in New York and Chicago. He studied playwriting at UCLA, and is a graduate of the M.F.A. program at Columbia University.