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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