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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, September 06, 2009King Bird shadow puppet Made this shadow puppet at a workshop for kids. First there was a shadow-puppet show (based on a Vietnamese folk tale), then a make-your-own-shadow-puppet session. We were provided with all materials, including thin dowels with pre-punched holes, and the use of a hot-glue gun. One of the children eyed my creation (then unpainted) critically. "What's that?" she said. "That's King Bird. He's a magic bird. See his boots? That's because he transforms into a man." (This was suggested to me by the show's final transformation scene, in which the frog-hero becomes the Prince of Fairyland.) "It looks like a chicken," said the child. She punctuated her remark by making her character (a 6-inch penguin) take a few light jabs at King Bird with its beak. (Note: In the above image, King Bird's feet cannot be seen; he is wearing boots with a red heel.) Date: Summer 2009 Dimensions: 10" X 9" Support: Lightweight poster board Media: Watercolor Labels: image posted at
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