Thank you so much, Lawrence!
On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 10:10 AM, Lawrence Upton <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> Thank you, Sheila. Misreading is a sign of a creative mind. Happy birthday,
> btw L
>
>
> On 9 April 2014 18:00, Sheila Murphy <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Lovely piece, Lawrence. Interesting that the final word came to me as
> > "degrees," rather than "categories."
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 5:04 AM, Lawrence Upton <[log in to unmask]
> > >wrote:
> >
> > > *Film*
> > >
> > > a man opens a door in the side of his head; a little steam floats in
> the
> > > cavity; pipes within the skull shine patchily, clouded by
> condensation; a
> > > healthy-looking seagull on a patio; a small black ant walks across a
> > table,
> > > examining bread crumbs; a helicopter is audible but not visible; the
> man
> > > closes the door soundlessly; he opens it again; Warning, he says,
> > warning,
> > > the voice not quite synchronised with the movement of the jaw. Have
> some
> > > bread. Warning, he says, warning; the jaws make exactly the same
> > simplistic
> > > movements as before. Have some bread; the jaws do not move at all; the
> > > seagull is looking at the observer sidewaysly; the door in the side of
> > the
> > > head swings although there is no wind; a piece of cotton wool rolls
> > across
> > > the patio; it is ignored by the gull after brief examination; the
> valley
> > is
> > > full of flying birds; in the back of the swinging door is the garden in
> > > reverse, reflected. Warning, he says, warning, his voice croaky, his
> > > expression rigid; he stands erect, moving his angular arm stiffly to
> > close
> > > his head once more; but its door starts to move jerkily on its silent
> > > hinges and his body fidgets; the arm and hand assembly take no account
> of
> > > this movement and seek to intersect the head door where it had been;
> > only a
> > > faint mark of steam dissipating in that air remains and is immediately
> > > dispersed by the flailing fingers at the end of the misplaced hand and
> > arm;
> > > the door closes and the fidgeting ceases, leaving the figure bent,
> > > distorted, in the act of completing an action which is incomprehensible
> > to
> > > the observer, the observer having its own behavioural categories
> > >
> >
>
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