Le brouillon d’une version en français se trouve ci-dessous Most artists, before they have begun to draw—in a studio, with a model—have made any number of decisions. What materials they are going to work with and on; the scale… Read More ›
conversation
Conversation . . . Evil . . . Emerson . . . Jesus . . . Conversation
Last night I went out to dinner with three intelligent, highly educated people. We had the usual sort of conversation or conversations—a few bits about our current lives and our pasts, relatives; a few bits based on things, news… Read More ›
“It was fun!” (Je me suis bien amusée !)
I drafted this essay in French and then translated it into English, exploring a few nuances in the process. The results appear below in a bilingual format. Pdfs uniquement en français or just in English are available for the clicking. The images,… Read More ›
Does reading interrupt life, or life reading?
A few new one- and two-liners to ring in a new format for Montaigbakhtinian. Lesson of the body surfer: The size of the wave matters and so does your position, and your courage. There is some connection between God, or… Read More ›
Of Miracles
FROM SEQUENCE 2013 February 2013 . . . as long as the world endures. For so long, I presume, will the accounts of miracles and prodigies be found in all history, sacred and profane. — David Hume A beautiful winter… Read More ›
One Summer Evening
FROM SEQUENCE 3 September 2001 One summer evening walking home in New York I saw ahead of me a middle-aged man, one arm holding fast to a newspaper dispenser, a paper cup for spare change dangling from the other arm…. Read More ›
