I write out of greed and for language. There’s a need to listen to the orchestra of the living. It is often said that a writer is more alive than his peers. But I believe he might also be sleepier than his peers; a writer could be said to be a sort of narcoleptic who requires constant waking by his own imagination. He (she)… Continue reading The (sort of) Myth of The Writer’s Block (rewrites)
Day: March 9, 2014
2009 Notebooks: Creative Revolt (rewrites)
Existential Themes: Existence proceeds essence Subjectivity always more rational than the objective philosophical method Based on relative and temporal principles Sartre- The need to express ones freedom by action is a fundamental attribute to one’s actual being. Art exhibitions are observed by patrons as if they were attending a wake. The strategically framed paintings are… Continue reading 2009 Notebooks: Creative Revolt (rewrites)
I use a typewriter (rewrites)
The door is open and the heat is great and the record player is playing and there’s beer in fridge… but not yet, and I’m not going to type very much tonight because that gets loud and this is my friend’s typewriter and it’s in his house and he said he got the machine for… Continue reading I use a typewriter (rewrites)
Kid from Pikney (Rewrites)
Up on the old campus a cop drives by. I’m sitting on the steps looking at the neighborhood below. That’s where I used to live. He puts the car in reverse and rolls down his window. I walk up to him. “It’s alright to be up here, right?” I said. “Yeah. If you’re not doing… Continue reading Kid from Pikney (Rewrites)
Adventures In American Writing 