Q: “Will you ever kill yourself?” B: “What? Will I ever kill myself?” Q: “Yes” B: “I mean… have you read my work?” [laughter] Q: “Only a bit. Will you ever kill yourself?” B: “Okay, so you haven’t read my work and your asking if I will ever kill myself: no. No. Moving on. Steve,…
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Reader Q&A #2
B: “Yes, lets see- lets have the young person in the blue checkered shirt there, please. Yes, you right there. What’s your question, please?” Q: [inaudible] B: “Sorry, the mic didn’t quite pick that up. You’ll have to hold it quite close, closer than you think.” Q: [mic noises] “Sorry, my qu-“ B: “Its perfectly…
Reader Q&A #1
Q: “What is your writing process?” B: “What is my writing process, excellent question, thank you for asking. Well my writing process has changed over time and become a bit more defined and, I think, very effective these days, so hopefully you find some use in this as well. For my writing process, you want…
I Saw my Soul
I saw my soul in the Blink. This is what it looks like. My soul is a bright, mirrored orb- somehow both mirror and light source at the same time. It is small, and floats in a cavernous area by itself. The walls of the area are a neutral gray in the light, but when…
Observer and Observed
I think about the observer effect a lot. The idea that the very act of observing something changes the thing you’re trying to observe. All these people trying to remove themselves from the situation they are studying, trying to be the impartial scientist, the direct documentarian. Is it even possible? To truly be a fly…
Ode to an Odorous Friend
Things become more stark near the Blink. I don’t know how to explain it. The constant presence of the Blink lends these places a certain contrast. Even as things slip through in both directions – aspects removed and added – somehow or other the places themselves remain the same, and all these changes turn out…
The Critical Voice
The Critical Voice. The “No, don’t do it. You’ll fail. You’ll get hurt.” voice in your head. A lot of manic, ‘fight-through-it’, ‘get-motivated’ advice advocates a “punch that voice in the face and tell him, ‘get outta my way!’” approach to dealing with the Critical Voice, but that is all wrong. The Critical Voice is…
Between Boards
One of the first Empty Places I went to, as I was learning about The Blink, was Heartwood County Conservation Club. Its been closed for a long time. Heartwood as a whole is pretty empty since the RV factory closed, but there is a restlessness to it that makes it hard for me to think…
Memorandum
I found something from the Blink today. I spend so much time seeking things like it, but this one came to me. It arrived by post, to my house. It was addressed to a man who never lived there, but it was meant for me. Vain of me, to imbue the Blink with sentience and…