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
Life and Time in Art excerpt — ExperiencesFrom T.J. Clark’s If These Apples Should Fall: “The orchard in Garden of Maubuisson’s foreground lay directly behind Pissarro’s house…Feb 7Feb 7
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
Does Eric Rohmer Have the All of Me?The first half of the 10K essay on Eric Rohmer from See What I See. Please support Zerogram, which took a big hit in the LA fires, and…Jan 27Jan 27