The Middle Zone – Thoughts on “The Goldfinch”
Started October 14th, 2015. Finished May 28th 2023 “I’ve come to believe that there’s no truth beyond illusion. Because, between ‘reality’ on the one hand, and the point where the mind strikes reality, there’s a middle zone, a rainbow edge where beauty comes into being, where the two very...
A Petty Game Unworthy of both Men and Gods
Written June 23rd, 2009 It was Nietzsche who said: “Be careful, lest in casting out your demons you exorcise the best thing in you.” I have not been able to locate the exact book this quote derives from, but I’m fairly sure the context was his critique of “sin”,...
Protecting What Is Kept Inside
Written February 4th, 2011 From the moment I first felt the impulse to write, which at this point accounts for more than three decades, I became acutely aware of my limitations in doing precisely that. It’s been a struggle from the very beginning. I struggled mightily with English as...