In Infinite Jest, David Foster Wallace describes one of the ancillary characters as a man “whose fixed smile has the impermanent quality of something stamped into uncooperative material.” First, a stagnant feature – a smile screwed-in with sheer will and a desire for social uniformity, only to be screwed back out upon a change in circumstance.Continue reading “In Jest, with Love”
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An Ode to New York – 2015-2019
Cities are easily stained with the remnants of past lives. There’s a certain level of familiarity that envelops you when you navigate highly frequented streets. As if an imbedded language of intimacy anonymously clears the path for you to unearth parts of yourself that may be lost. I notice this when I roam New YorkContinue reading “An Ode to New York – 2015-2019”