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"? |
Saturday, September 26, 2009Ten Thousand AccelerantsMost of the text is from a "found" (overheard) conversation, executed carryingly and with storytelling relish, in a public place. Some of it, though, simply came to mind. Text reads: My employee's boyfriend They know I had nothing It smoldered for hours Quite the drama There are only 2 on the Cashier's luck Lost all my guitars Finalized Gai-jin Busted Toxic Ten thousand accelerants Points for you Date: Summer 2009 Dimensions: 9" X 12" Support: Seth Cole #94 Premium Heavy Drawing Paper (110-lb.) Media: Archival marker, collage, pencil, watercolor Labels: image, sketchbook |
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