Monthly Archives: January 2012

A diatribe against the “state of things” is inevitably misplaced and misdirected: its audience is never where you want them to be. And so I don’t feel too foolish condemning vitally important thoughts to a blog entry–  diatribing against nothing … Continue reading →

To theorize is only one way to respond to the call to exist. In this post, I’ll contrast it with what I’m calling “poetry.” I’m going to explore what I see as the limit of theory’s usefulness by contrasting it … Continue reading →

I’m blessed with a body whose ticks mortally worry me. A little dizziness and the heart seems broken. Dull burn under the sternum and of course the cancer’s back. That little tingle in the lower rib cage? Obviously fatal. But … Continue reading →