Meat Thoughts

Miscellaneous thoughts by author, poet, and scientific illustration student M.Lopes da Silva

Infinity Mathing at the Shore & Other Disruptions Released by Weird Punk Books, March 2024.

The wait is over – Infinity Mathing at the Shore & Other Disruptions the debut collection of queer horror by M. Lopes da Silva is now available to order here.

A heartfelt, disquieting collection of short stories focused on body horror, transness, anti-capitalism, queerness, decay, transformation, living buildings, rot, ruin, vintage arcade games, and so much more. With Infinity Mathing at the Shore & Other Disruptions, M. Lopes da Silva has solidified themself as an essential and sharp voice in the canon of 21st century queer horror. Don’t miss this fucking book.

With cover art by legendary punk artist Cristy Road!

“Every new da Silva is a dopamine hit. I was excited going in, but this collection really surpassed my excitement. Infinity Mathing at the Shore & Other Disruptions is such a carefully constructed mosaic of stories where unique, seemingly individual pieces come together in this emotional amalgam of growth, transformation, and longing, in their loveliest and most terrible definitions. “Grotesque and splendid”, the quotes say, and that is precisely what the collection delivers. Satisfying, thrilling, and a read you won’t regret.” – Alex Woodroe, author of Whisperwood and EiC of Tenebrous Press

“How beautifully deadly we all are when we refuse to be boxed and civilized, when we embrace our queerness as nature is: wild and untameable. This collection is at its strongest when it’s observing and deconstructing systems that constellate any city.

Infinity Mathing at the Shore is exceptionally sharp. Cuts open the anatomy of fascism with bloody, grinning teeth.” – Sofia Ajram, author of the upcoming Coup de Grâce

“each story is full of love, pain, and humour in a way only trans horror can be. It is both cozy and melancholic and absolutely worth your time.” – Lor Gislason, author of Inside Out

Cover art by Cristy Croad @croadcore on Instagram

A book cover for Infinity Mathing at the Short & Other Disruptions by M. Lopes da Silva. The cover shows an illustration of a hazy circle suggestive of a celestial body behind two hands reaching for one another. The left hand has bracelets and tattoos including the intersex symbol and the phases of the moon. The right is also wearing bracelets and has tattoos including ACAB and a rose. Beneath the two hands is a broken stone wall and a pile of garbage. The garbage includes antlers, mushrooms, a joystick, worms, and a skull.