What I am about to quote is just from Wikipedia and I realize it has been flagged as biased, but the studies it quotes are studies. The drug war is surely an excuse to fund the defense industry and justify militarization, and I am convinced that in practice it is also a war over the … More On the drug war
If you… + have an uncongenial or hostile work environment + lack the materials and conditions needed to do the work you are ostensibly to do + are poorly enough paid that considerable time and energy is spent figuring out how to cover routine expenses, or which not to cover + have an unstimulating or … More An exercise in naming
Axé.
La realidad que vive en el fondo de un beso dormido, donde las mariposas no se atreven a volar por no mover el aire tan quieto como el amor. Esa feliz transparencia donde respirar no es sentir un cristal en la boca, no es respirar un bloque que no participa, no es mover el pecho … More Después de la muerte
“how dare you question the dogma they believe” “you work at a university after all” “you should know your place” “your job is to teach them and not challenge their preconceived notions” Axé.
A million soldiers died at Verdun, including the German painter Franz Marc who was 36 at the time. Before Verdun, says Denis de Rougemont toward the end of L’Amour et l’Occident, it was possible to find parallels between codes of chivalry and codes of war; with total war, this comes to an end. (My research … More Denis de Rougemont on Verdun
There is a character in the story I would like to interview so as to understand. I do not understand her or identify in any way but I would like to understand, to be able to see the world from her view. I want to find other literary characters like this. It is a person … More Short story noir II
Now the sun moves into Leo, and there is still another month before classes start. That means another month to do my summer things: research and writing, swimming and yoga, house and yardwork, all in a rhythm. My goal for this year is to be self contained. The banes of my existence are early undergraduate … More Nouvelle saison
La negrura del insomnio me trajo a un cuadro de Paul Klee desde la misteriosa sede de algún placer recordado de oído, y efervecieron los sentidos al contacto del amarillo chillante que contrastó con el pálido azul y con mi emoción, terrosa. Así pude rescatar un beso frío, la palma de mi mano contra un … More La luz 3
Student: This anthology is strange. Professor Zero: Yes. It is an anthology of modern short stories. They are all very strange, it is true. Student: But it is not just that. This class is strange. Professor Zero: How so? Student: It shocks the students. Professor Zero: Is the material that shocking? Student: No. Well, only … More Sur les étudiants
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