BurningbirdYears ago I worked in a large modern building with dark grey glass doors and windows. One morning when I was out smoking, I noticed a bright spot on the wall next to the door: a white moth, with soft, furry body and silvery antennae. It was the most beautiful creature I had ever seen—delicate […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. To: Beth Davis, Vice-President and General Manager, Y98 Smokey Rivers, Director of Programming Dear Ms. Davis, Mr. Rivers: I have enjoyed your radio station, and the mix of music you play for some time now. It is with a great deal of regret that I must tell you I can […]
Before I get into the true topic of this posting, I did want to clarify that, no, I did not take my clothes off and go prancing naked among the poison ivy leaves. I thought it was important to make that clarification. (In actuality, what got me was what I thought was a harmless dead […]
I finished W.G. Sebald’s book Austerliz this weekend, having read it slowly over the last month. There is something about Sebald’s writing that forces me to stop, and consider, carefully, what he writes on each page. The writing isn’t complex; quite the opposite – it’s beautifully, wonderfully clear. But it is rich, and subtle; conjuring images meant […]
Poison ivy.