From Sunday to today, a whirlwind of hard work and family drama. It has wound down from rage to reconciliation, but how this trip has challenged the basic ideas of this blog. The experience has been so simmer that I haven't been able to step back for the perspective I need to write.
I'm going to explore all this at greater length when I get back, but what occurs to me is how Perec's novel Life: A User's Manual applies to this journey: house invenentories and life stories, structure and flow. My reading is about my days. I need some time to de-boggle my mind.
You, my niece; you, my sister; you: the wizard with the paintbrush Amos; you, my mother, executrix for my former sister-in-law's will; you, my sister's partner; you, my niece's boyfriend; you, the neighbors; you, the shade of my sister-in-law: with each and all of you the questions of hospitality, friendship, exploration. I ask myself also about your presence, God-in-love.
This whole experience has been intense, hard and frantic, but not something that many don't undergo regularly, none of the components rare in everyday life. This is a fitting experience to explore at the end of my year-long commitment to this blog.
I'm going to explore all this at greater length when I get back, but what occurs to me is how Perec's novel Life: A User's Manual applies to this journey: house invenentories and life stories, structure and flow. My reading is about my days. I need some time to de-boggle my mind.
You, my niece; you, my sister; you: the wizard with the paintbrush Amos; you, my mother, executrix for my former sister-in-law's will; you, my sister's partner; you, my niece's boyfriend; you, the neighbors; you, the shade of my sister-in-law: with each and all of you the questions of hospitality, friendship, exploration. I ask myself also about your presence, God-in-love.
This whole experience has been intense, hard and frantic, but not something that many don't undergo regularly, none of the components rare in everyday life. This is a fitting experience to explore at the end of my year-long commitment to this blog.
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