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and again.

admin — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:21:26 +0000

silence breeds silence.

midway

admin — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:14:09 +0000

Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita
mi ritrovai per una selva oscura,
ché la diritta via era smarrita.

RIP, DFW

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:28:58 +0000

We ask too much of writers, always: it’s just that most of the time they’re not around to hear us, while the ones that are ask even more of themselves.

LXXVI

admin — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:42:41 +0000

States of mind are inexplicable to us.

hush, now.

admin — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:46:49 +0000

opting: out.

long

admin — Wed, 14 May 2008 07:18:10 +0000

je cherche la belle Acadie.

to the west

admin — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:36:36 +0000

will diminish.

beyond

admin — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 06:40:06 +0000

time. turns flesh. intangible.

for 2008

admin — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 06:34:40 +0000

half-rooted is no place to write from.

[Exit, Chase-d by a bear.]

admin — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 04:44:33 +0000

Late Shakespeare is about theatre and theatricality. Take The Winter’s Tale: expected tableaux are placed off-stage, forcing the audience to rely upon the mediation of others. Most of all, it suggests that comedy and tragedy are defined by just two things: where you put the start of Act I, and the end of Act V.