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My mind is entering a confusing mass of thoughts. Each thought running into another I start 4 pieces at the same time. None complete I save each in a new file. The files grow in numbers, rambling thoughts late into the night. Who am [...]

on pith…

11.17.07
Pith, the moral fiber of a plant, conflict or commitment…the brutal act of severing the spinal cord of farm animals, slashing the lifeline of vegetation, beast or mankind.
Vulnerability tucked away deep into the fleshy core of a breathing vehicle, shielded by the façade of protection, whether it’s leafy green, unprocessed leather or thin naked skin, [...]

Albert Camus, “The Myth of Sisyphus”

The gods had condemned Sisyphus to ceaselessly rolling a rock to the top of a mountain, whence the stone would fall back of its own weight. They had thought with some reason that there is no more dreadful punishment than futile and hopeless labor.
If one believes Homer, Sisyphus was the wisest and most prudent of [...]

BILL KNOTT: NO MAN IS AN EYELID (a wandering fan’s notes)

by klipschutz
“Looking for affiliations is a game, like looking for ‘influences’ in literature; when the game is over, the problem is still there. In literature it’s a question of genius; in history, of power.”
-The Morning of the Magicians, Louis Pauwels/Jacques Bergier
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His earliest work earned him nearly instant cult status, which gradually faded, to the extent [...]