Jocelyn Dean | Drunk Goddess

The neon sign outside the window of The Velvet Curtain didn’t sizzle; it wept. It was a low-rent bar in a lower-rent district of the city, the kind of place where the whiskey was cheap and the memories were expensive.

"I'm here, Jocelyn. Always."

"What about you?" he asked, lingering.

Collaboration: Canadian writer and director Matthew Jocelyn wrote the libretto for Brett Dean's acclaimed opera Hamlet.

Her aesthetic is a fusion of vintage Hollywood glamour (think Judy Garland, post-show) and alleyway grit. She wears a silk slip dress that was once expensive but is now irreparably stained. She is the patron saint of "I took an Uber here and I have no idea how to get home." drunk goddess jocelyn dean

The Drunk Goddess: Unpacking the Mysterious Jocelyn Dean

"I have work to do," she said softly. "The night isn't over. There are still ghosts to drink under the table." The neon sign outside the window of The

"Good," she whispered, closing her eyes and swaying gently to the music that only she could truly hear. "Don't let me sober up. Not yet. The world is too ugly in the morning light."