Protection Rituals is a collection of drawings and ekphrastic poems by Wade Tullier (Detroit, Michigan) and Rita Mookerjee (Ames, Iowa).

From Drum Machine Editions:

Tullier’s spare, archetypal assemblages are in constant motion, casting long shadows over Mookerjee’s defiant narrator. Velvet couches, salt lines, late-70s Bowie, and egg-topped ramen provide an indulgent backdrop for the twelve examinations of adolescence, ennui, and loneliness contained in this genre-bending collection.

Cover design, layout, printing, and binding by Erik Pedersen at Drum Machine Editions. Cover and title page set in Sofia Soft by Olivier Gourvat (Mostardesign, 2014). Interiors set in Satyr by Sindre Bremnes (Monokrom, 2012).

First printing 22 May 2020. Limited edition of 100. Riso-printed in black on FPC Lemon Drop (65#C) and Sweet Tooth (70#T). Saddle-stitch binding with hand-marbled endpapers.