The first version of this post was thoughtful and detailed–and included images! But somehow, when I hit “publish,” it did not publish. So I will summarize:
I require a lot of headspace and conversationspace before I can articulate ideas in an interesting, productive way. Ideally, the conversations should be some combination of focused and [...]
I’m looking forward to seeing friends I don’t normally get to see and getting a dose of cold weather. And I’m participating in a few readings and one panel at AWP this year; of course, I plan to attend more events than I’m participating in. Here’s a partial list of where I’ll be [...]
Annotated Spooks
And if it is true that the phatic function, which is an effort to ensure communication, is already characteristic of the language of talking birds, just as it constitutes the “first verbal function of children,” it is not surprising that it also gambols, goes on all fours, dances, and walks about, with a light or heavy step, like a series of “hellos” in an echoing labyrinth, anterior or parallel to informative speech.
“Walking in the City,” in Michel de Certeau’s Practice of Everyday Life, p 99
This morning’s best snail
In Carlsbad
It’s hard not to take things personally; such as hot wind or a tow truck’s resemblance to a crucifix.
Letters to Kelly Clarkson, by Julia Bloch
UCSD
