Vestiges (Life and Art book)The vestige — what I’m selling is art directs us every moment of our day — every moment unconsciously or not, we are remembering the…4d ago4d ago
Creative DisturbanceThere is something that has left me perturbed. Merleau-Ponty, a phenomenologist, says the imagination is weak and perception is strong…May 29May 29
Excerpt from The Other HouseA few months later her best friend, Flora, asked her to accompany to one of his “talks “ at the Center for Fiction. A talk of secrets of…May 26May 26
Cézanne in Philadelphia and Everywhere ElseI imagine there is a mildly correct way to be an art critic, to get caught up in dates and purchases to some degree, and then throw that…May 12May 12
My Bushwick Writer Friend, Elizabeth Bishop, and MeMy Bushwick writer friend upbraided me in “public,” telling on me, telling how I liked subjective writers — I thought that was my secret…May 8May 8
Spain, Madrid, Prado, Goya…Is the sublime aesthetic experience still possible when over fifty? How could I ever doubt it? Just a few weeks ago, I spoke to a writer…Apr 4Apr 4
Excerpt from The Other HouseWhen I write about these things I don’t just feel in control — I am in control. I believe this is why people write fiction — or so I…Mar 27Mar 27
Excerpt from The Other HouseOn his mother’s birthday he had a dream that a woman came up to him at an event and hugged him from behind. An Indian woman. Tall. Taller…Mar 5Mar 5
Thoughts on The Point’s Alt Lit EssayThis morning I continued reading Proust’s later essay on Flaubert in 1920, written in response to a critic of the day. As I delighted in…Feb 6Feb 6