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What he really had to fear was fear of the fear, like an endless funhouse of mirrors of fear
05.05.11 | Aaron Riccio | Permalink | Comments Off on What he really had to fear was fear of the fear, like an endless funhouse of mirrors of fearSkipping briefly ahead to the novella-length §22, we spend time with a first-person narrator who is suddenly struck by his ability to “double”; that is, to not only perceive the world around him, but to be aware of his own participation in that activity, of his choosing to do so. We’ll save deeper discussion of […]
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Miscellaneous, Week 2
On Desk Names, the job of identity and the identity of the job
Take everything ever written, thought or felt about the relationship between work and personal identity. Condense it into a page. That page is Section 18. ‘And Desk Names are back…. Instead of your name. There’s a plate on your desk with your Desk Name. Your Name de Gear as they say…. If you’re smart, you’ll […]
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Week 2
The Average Molecular Weight of Peat
I think it’s probably best if I go ahead and tell you, right up front here, that the title of this post is a little misleading. I do not know the average molecular weight of peat. It’s not like I didn’t try to look it up. I did. I spent over an hour on-line […]
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Week 2
Consider the Citizen
The editor of ‘The Pale King’, Michael Pietsch – “Would you agree to revisit that scene in the elevator and help us understand who those people are and why they’re there, and, for God’s sake, cut some of the civics? There’s a reason people didn’t enjoy civics class in high school.” http://bit.ly/mAYR6B From a 2003 ZDF […]
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- "The truth is that the heroism of your childhood entertainments was not true valor. It was theater...." June 8, 2011“The truth is that the heroism of your childhood entertainments was not true valor. It was theater. The grand gesture, the moment of choice, the mortal danger, the external foe, the climactic battle whose outcome resolves all—all designed to appear heroic, to excite and gratify an audience. An audience.” He made a gesture I can’t […]