Misadventures in the Land of Fables #48
Writing is a journey of discovery, even re-writing or re-imagining or whatever it is I am doing in these misadventures, but the discovery is accidental and unpredictable. It only happens when things do not work out as planned. If your route proves unnavigable, if you take the wrong path, and you keep going, you may […]
Misadventures in the Land of Fables #47
Hares are noted for their speed and for their timidity. Or, to put the two characteristics together: when they are startled from their hiding places, they are running for their lives, and that’s when we see them. I’ve seen plenty in my time, disturbing them as I womp through the middle of some bramble-encrusted woodland. […]
Misadventures in the Land of Fables #46
CONSIDER THE DOGS The latest fable, ‘Two Dogs, One Bone,’ was another written in response to ‘Capitalism and the Way of the Dog,’ a little essay, or screed, published on Twitter (X) by a user who calls himself, ‘Dmitry.’ (See discussion here.) Dmitry invited us to “go up to the next dog you see with […]
Misadventures in the Land of Fables #45
‘The Lion and the Scavengers‘ ~~~ When I wrote this fable, I neglected to make notes on the process. A week later, I had forgotten how and why it had come about, where the idea originated or what I was thinking at the time. Fortunately, I had written about the episode in my journal. It […]
Aphorisms #1
~~~ “the mosquito don’t buzz when it’s drinking your blood” ~~~ [illustration: Hans Hoffman, 1530-1592]
Misadventures in the Land of Fables #44
A great many fables consist of nothing more than a brief dialogue. As a rule, these fables pass me by. They’re too obviously didactic, too dry, the juice squeezed out of them, the flesh stripped. The dialogue typically takes the form of answer to a question or challenge, an answer which articulates the moral. And […]
