And an intriguing wandering it is, Christopher. I don't pretend to
'get' it all yet, or at least so far as to respond coherently, but I
think I tend to agree with you. I wonder about those of us who do find
ourselves working the fragment & the non-narrative (at least in some
ways) while also feeling that we do need to remember, or to do what
battle we can with 'historical amnesia' (wonderfully examined, in one
area, in a piece by Marilynne Robinson in the latest Harper's). I
admire the use of narrative as a means, but it's not my means...
Doug
On 11-May-08, at 3:19 AM, Christopher Walker wrote:
> Since I left the horse in the paddock I shall let it wander a bit.
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