i am interested in the connection between these two words,
and how one denotes the series of ordinary spirit-deaths that
occur during a day, while the other is the full ruination, the
core of the calamity.
i think we endured the banal—
"so how's your chicken?"
"i'm so tired"
"lord, it's cold"
"where were you?"
"where do you want to go?"
"have you been waiting long?"
— as a way of skirting around the bane.
non sequitur, n.
this is what it sounds like when doves cry.
ubiquitous, adj.
when it's going well, the fact of it is everywhere. it's there in
the song that shuffles into your ears. it's there in the book
you're reading. it's there on the shelves of the store as you
reach for a towel and forget about the towel. it's there as
you open the door. as you stare off on the subway, it's what
you're looking at. you wear it on the inside of your hat. it
lines your pockets. it's the temperature.
the hitch, of course, is that when it's going badly, it's in
all the same places.
fast, n. and adj.
starvation and speed. noun and adjective. this is where i get
caught. a fast is the opposite of desire. it is the negation of
desire. it is what i feel after we fight.
the speed does us in. we act rashly, we say too much, we
don't let all the synapses connect before we do the thing we
shouldn't do.
you make it a production. slam doors. knock things over.
scream. but i just leave. even if i'm still standing there, i
leave. i am refusing you. i am denying you. i am an
adjective that is quickly turning into a noun.
"How does one talk about love? Do we even have the right words to describe something that can be both utterly mundane and completely transcendent,
pulling us out of our everyday lives and making us feel a part of something greater than ourselves? Taking a unique approach to this problem, the nameless
narrator of David Levinthan's The Lover's Dictionary has constructed the story of his relationship as a dictionary. Through these short entries, he provides
an intimate window into the great events and quotidian trifles of being within a couple, giving us an endelible and deeply moving portrait of love in our time."
just finished this wonderful book which belongs to cheyenne. having completed it within a single day, i was deeply impressed with its subtle method of
ricocheting a great deal of emotions back and forth with each slice of the story. i thoroughly recommend this read. levinthan is also the man behind 'boy meets
boy' and 'nick and norah's infinite playlist', of which the latter i quite enjoyed.
non sequitur, n.
this is what it sounds like when doves cry.
ubiquitous, adj.
when it's going well, the fact of it is everywhere. it's there in
the song that shuffles into your ears. it's there in the book
you're reading. it's there on the shelves of the store as you
reach for a towel and forget about the towel. it's there as
you open the door. as you stare off on the subway, it's what
you're looking at. you wear it on the inside of your hat. it
lines your pockets. it's the temperature.
the hitch, of course, is that when it's going badly, it's in
all the same places.
fast, n. and adj.
starvation and speed. noun and adjective. this is where i get
caught. a fast is the opposite of desire. it is the negation of
desire. it is what i feel after we fight.
the speed does us in. we act rashly, we say too much, we
don't let all the synapses connect before we do the thing we
shouldn't do.
you make it a production. slam doors. knock things over.
scream. but i just leave. even if i'm still standing there, i
leave. i am refusing you. i am denying you. i am an
adjective that is quickly turning into a noun.
"How does one talk about love? Do we even have the right words to describe something that can be both utterly mundane and completely transcendent,
pulling us out of our everyday lives and making us feel a part of something greater than ourselves? Taking a unique approach to this problem, the nameless
narrator of David Levinthan's The Lover's Dictionary has constructed the story of his relationship as a dictionary. Through these short entries, he provides
an intimate window into the great events and quotidian trifles of being within a couple, giving us an endelible and deeply moving portrait of love in our time."
just finished this wonderful book which belongs to cheyenne. having completed it within a single day, i was deeply impressed with its subtle method of
ricocheting a great deal of emotions back and forth with each slice of the story. i thoroughly recommend this read. levinthan is also the man behind 'boy meets
boy' and 'nick and norah's infinite playlist', of which the latter i quite enjoyed.
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