Her hands were restless. They endlessly inched their way closer to my hips, my thigh, my hair, in spite of my embarrassing reflex to cringe away from their steady outstretching. Her fingers were always extended, desperately reaching for something more, something bigger, even and especially when…
This is beautiful and you should read it.al,
I recently heard a Professor say, “You can only be a Marxist in college, so enjoy it while you can!” I don’t know if she meant that college is the only time it is socially acceptable to be a Marxist, that in the ‘real world’ Marxism is impractical, or some combination of the two. In any case, the implication remains the same— only the young can be radical. I would like to say that this is untrue, that anyone can be radical, that radicalism is timeless, but I can come up with no real evidence to support that idea. Anyone can think and believe radical things, but it appears that when it comes to doing, radicalism is reserved for the youth. What then does it mean to be young and radical?
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Vince Gillian - Creator of Breaking Bad
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In two weeks I’ll have the opportunity to read some of my writing in a showcase, along with two other undergrads and 5 or 6 graduate students. I am totally thrilled– MY WRITING WILL HAVE AN AUDIENCE. And what’s more authorial than doing a reading? Plus, being in undergrad in a showcase consisting mostly of grad students is really terrific.
Which brings me to the crux of this post– what the hell am I going to read? I have plenty of writing, so options isn’t a problem, but how do I pick? [read more]
Most people secretly believe they themselves have a book in them, which they would write if they could only find the time. And there’s some truth to this notion. A lot of people do have a book in them – that is, they have had an experience that other people might want to read about. But this is not the same thing as “being a writer.”
Or, to put it in a more sinister way: everyone can dig a hole in a cemetery, but not everyone is a grave-digger. The latter takes a good deal more stamina and persistence. It is also, because of the nature of the activity, a deeply symbolic role. As a grave-digger, you are not just a person who excavates. You carry upon your shoulders the weight of other people’s projections, of their fears and fantasies and anxieties and superstitions. You represent mortality, whether you like it or not. And so it is with any public role, including that of the Writer, capital W; but also as with any public role, the significance of that role – its emotional and symbolic content varies over time.
"Margaret Atwood
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helene cixous, the laugh of the medusa, 1975
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“If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person?” #FightClub
That’s the idea that I want to explore with my writing. Medium and storyline subject to change.
I always feel kind of crazy after I haven’t slept much.
A fuse that could catch fire any minute.
Everything is brighter, harsher, rougher.
I feel awake, awake like I can’t feel in normal waking hours.
My eyes are wider, I see everything.
Light bounces, reflects in new ways.
Shadows are sharper, more defined darkness.
My body doesn’t look like my body, I’m not attached.
