Kiss As Many Women As You Can

"The typewriter idea got my attention, but the writing kept me hooked. Franki's stories have soul and wit, but are also made of real flesh and blood."—Drew Dernavich, cartoonist for The New Yorker

"Franki Elliot's creative writing experiment is proving to be a unique blend of performance art, public art, literature, and text-based multimedia."—L.A. Weekly

"Sometimes I run across a poem that makes me second guess my opinion on poetry. It could be a line in the poem that impresses me. Or a person in the poem that makes me wonder what he'd be like in another situation. Or a relationship that makes me want to know if it worked out. Or a memory I have while reading the poem. For me, Piano Rats by Franki Elliot had all of the above."—Chicago Tribune

Kiss As Many Women As You Can presents new Franki Elliot "typewriter stories" in an art book brimming with full-color detachable postcards adorned with Chicagoan Shawn Stucky's ethereal paintings. Stucky's work has been shown across the United States and Europe, most notably at Aldo Castillo Gallery, Chicago (2009); Ferreira Projects, London (2008); and Sundlaugin (the recording studio of Sigur Rós) in Mosfellsbær, Iceland (2007).

Franki Elliot is a music industry professional making a name for herself by crafting typewritten stories for people upon the suggestion of a word or phrase, as covered by L.A. Weekly and Flavorpill. Curbside Splendor published her first book Piano Rats to critical acclaim.