Writer StatementI agree with John Gardner that the writing of fiction is the "creation of a vivid and continuous dream." To write, one enters this dream state and allows one's characters to inhabit one's being and to speak through one. My fiction influences are diverse and range from 19th-century traditionalists like Henry James, Edith Wharton and George Gissing to 20th-century modernists like James Joyce and Virginia Woolf and postmodernists like Donald Barthelme. The Decryption of Floriform X -- This short, illustrated fiction was written on Twitter circa 2008, each tweet numbered to keep track. The God of Wind and Air -- Unfinished sequel to Decryption, written collaboratively on Twitter. The Manuscript of Jacob Hall -- Why write fiction? What is it "for"? |
Sunday, August 30, 2009Rhododendron BouquetRhododendron Bouquet Drawn from life on a very hot day. Might have put in more but was too exhausted after an hour or two. Especially wanted to capture the beauty of the mixed stems viewed through the thick glass vase, as they entered the water in red-and-green jungly microcosm. Date: Summer 2009 Dimensions: 9" X 12" Support: Seth Cole #94 Premium Heavy Drawing Paper (110-lb.) Media: Drawing pencil Labels: image, sketchbook |
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