Torsade Literary Space The Totem-Maker: A Mother or a Father (part one)
The Totem-Maker Chapter Eleven A Mother or a Father (part one) Chapter Eleven A Mother or a Father Noakale was Egdoah’s sponsor. I had known it at the point of demanding to know. “What have you sent to the Prince’s wife already?” He bowed his […]
My Blog Week: January 16 to January 22
All the Latest from Torsade! A Word on the Week Critical Lapses (part five) At the beginning of this series, I introduced the argument that criticism of popular entertainment is not negligible, […]
Catastrophe (part ten)
Jean Hess La Catastrophe de la Martinique (part ten) It seems to me, when my mind’s eye evokes the spectacle…it seems to me that I become stupid again, as I was when the boat stopped, and a canoe landed me on the beach. Once, […]
Such Is Life (poem)
Such Is Life The dream, a side effect Always asking ears be lent at waking times Ugly invest, imp of intent Garnish that thought, the sufferer selfcounsels Such is life, each become a theme Each devoid of rallying, or selfemployed, as is at broadcasting The dream, a side effect, now DNA […]
My Blog Week: January 9 to January 15
All the Latest from Torsade! A Word on the Week Critical Lapses (part four) An excerpt from the Rush Limbaugh CPAC speech of 2009: We see human beings. We don’t see […]
Hammersmith: A Prisoner Goes Missing (part two)
Hammersmith Thirty-Eight A Prisoner Goes Missing (part two) The professor had ferried Minnie into his arms. “Here’s your gal…you take good care of her, mister. And I’ll just say adios.” To himself, Shaw could admit a five-second reverie of chucking it all. Why not tell Medlow, “Blame me. I let […]
Catastrophe (part nine)
Jean Hess La Catastrophe de la Martinique (part nine) VI. The Funeral Boat On Land…What We Saw There I had seen the volcano in passing near the coast, aboard the Saint-Domingue. I had remarked the terror it threatened to […]