nothingness

Unspoken words we scatter on the wind become poetry. Every poet wants to be heard. Most want to be heard by an audience of one. When they fail, they publish and get an audience of many. The objective of reading a book is not to finish it. Then it becomes a chore. A book is [...]

Reading David F. Wallace, and other things

Reading David Foster Wallace is like taking a peek inside of yourself, and not being very comfortable at what you find in there. I started with Infinite Jest today, and within finishing some ten pages of that nearly thousand page masterpiece, was a fan. But the book is on hold now, as in the time [...]

infinite jest

started reading infinite jest, my first novel by david foster wallace. this is what Jay McInerny had to say about wallace when reviewing the book : If Mr. Wallace were less talented, you would be inclined to shoot him — or possibly yourself — somewhere right around page 480 of ”Infinite Jest.” In fact, you [...]