Yates Was an Unlucky Son of a Bitch
Breaking up with Yates. I read his huge collection of stories and that innocent-looking but ultimately devious, poignant Revolutionary Road.
We’re breaking up because Richard Yates tells the kind of the truths that people do not often want to hear. And, he is so frank- there was no artifice [...]
Peace be With You
A certain look…
the call to prayer: “Come and let us rejoice…”
through the gate
into the light
“Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky.”
and take curiosity in God’s creations
then go in peace
out of the gate.
I will not let thee go except [...]
Movies: the Montage
I rented Last Chance Chuck…because I love Emma Thompson and Dustin Hoffman has given me some of my longest laughing bouts in my life (Watch Meet the Parents and he will service you as well!) Horrible disappointment. Particularly irritating was the montages that signify “passage of time.” No, no, no please. Sometimes just [...]
Hoy ha sido un dìa un tanto pesado. Hacia mal tiempo después de una noche de lluvias, que a mi me gustan. Me encanta la lluvia por la noche. Pero, claro, es que habia muerto Mario Benedetti. Lluvia de lágrimas. Ha muerto el compañero más solidario del mundo.
Compañero usted sabe
puede contar conmigo
no hasta dos [...]
Nature, in every way, inspires us. Louis Khan apparently said that “to express…give presence..we must consult Nature.” Because we need only follow Nature’s design and we will find where we should put this piece and that piece. Perhaps writing is like that too.
” Even a brick wants to be something,” Kahn said. “A brick wants [...]
El sol inconciente y libre
El sol, inconsciente de nuestra dependencia,
va y viene.
juega al escondite inglés con las nubes.
sube o baja.
El sol, quién es rey del patio celestial
no entiende oraciones ni promesas.
Ven, baja, que aquí en la Tierra te queremos también
Libre, el sol baila y suelta su cabello marrón
o de color melocotón
De su propio brillo, goza
Goza, [...]