Umberto Eco: thoughts
From today’s Writer’s Almanac email, two quotes from Umberto Eco: I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret...
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Politeness
We’ve been watching the original Dark Shadows on Netflix Instant View. (No, we’re not hip enough to have known that Depp and Burton are doing a remake. Found that out later as I looked for links. It...
View ArticleAssignment L.11.02: Reflection
I rarely propose assignments. I rarely do them. I do not expect an enthusiastic response. That is not the Lichtenberg way. Our way is toss off whatever it may be with only smothered hope. Followed...
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Ephemeral
I have yet to achieve my goal of some years ago of writing non-stop for a 24 hour period. In the last three weeks, however, I have managed to write for five hours. (Not five together, but five...
View ArticleL. 12. 1 Bear Hunt Song, or rules of creative conduct revised
Be wary when it feels like a word association game. What is the form? Form is the wheel you don’t have to re-invent. If it’s truly new, it should be somewhat off-putting, something you would just as...
View ArticleHow to avoid storytelling in the theatre…
Part 1 Formal strategies are very important. Processes, too, are crucial. Choose them and trust them. I found myself wanting to do something with verse. I decided to invent a line. I arrived at three...
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View ArticleHeuristic Guidance in the Clinic of Lacan
The Hysteric wants the hole package. The Obsessive is moored in the hole, summing parts. The Pervert swears he saw … Continue Reading →
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