Of Memory, Reminiscence, and Writing “as though, in order to begin writing, one did not have to forget or otherwise suppress most of what memory and reminiscence have meant; as though the entire matter of memory, reminiscence, recall, recollection, reverie, and repetition were not an endless overture arising out of an absolute past, incapable […]
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Isabella and the Zibaldone Isabella sat by the window of the ‘borrowed’ flat just off Charing Cross Road. She was flat-sitting for her friend David, who was on a three-month-long research sabbatical in Rome. The late afternoon sun spilled across the room in warm, slanting beams; the air tinged with a quiet melancholy, as though
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Imagine stumbling upon an old, weathered notebook filled with fragments of stories, cryptic notes, sketches of worlds, and half-finished thoughts—a treasure trove of possibility, mystery, and inspiration. That’s the spirit behind The Lost Notebooks of Isabella Sinclaire, a writing project that unfolds in layers, evolving over time through a series of blog entries. Each
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Introduction In the rich tapestry of Latin American literature, Gabriel García Márquez’s “100 Years of Solitude” stands as a towering work, weaving together reality and magical realism. In Chapter 15 of Gerald Martin’s biography, titled “Melquiades, The Magician,” we find a profound reflection on Márquez’s approach to storytelling. This reflection offers a unique perspective on
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The pale light of yesterday is the illusion to be dispelled. The shining through illuminating all is not a diurnal time sense. That incandescent transparency always is. There is no slippage between today and tomorrow, like you thought. Nothing to dispel, although it appears so. You stood around, ad-libbing the witness. Yet you clung to
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Alone Together at Café Café There is music playing everywhere. A young couple, alone together at Café Café Prague discuss their living arrangements. Plan next departures with built-in rendezvous points, all the while dreaming alternate lines of flight they never speak about. An author of some renown scribbles notes as she listens to the conversations
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These daily notes (maybe not so daily, however) are as much notes-to-self as the usual blogging (ad)venture, random shout-outs, or serious revelations. More like reminders to take ‘note of it,’ jot it down before you forget, and come back at some other time to ponder, elaborate, or even delete. So, in terms of my ongoing
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Hey Chaze, don’t you know… There are dimples in your perception, Doubts and ditties too profound to mess with. Take cover in the undertow, my friend! Gnostic fabulation is all the rage these days, Takes the edge off indirection and misdeeds, It’s not time yet to proceed so take the temporary route. Be radically temporal
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“Welcome to ‘Metawhimsical Variations,’ a collection of poems and commentary that explores the intersections of the serious and the fantastical, the weighty and the lighthearted. Drawing inspiration from both the metaphysical and the whimsical, these poems offer a playful yet (possibly) profound reflection on the mysteries of existence. Through a variety of forms and styles,
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State of Neither (Still Point) Neither attracted nor repelled Neither distracted nor compelled. Nothing redacted Nor over-filled. Enough is enough, precisely so! No strings attached. No tracks to trick one No tricks to trap one. Neither here nor there Yet this is where I am complete.
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