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I believe you'll enjoy it Larry Send a noteboard - 20/10/2009 11:14:29 PM

History, or rather its root of "story," can be a cruel, deceitful monster. People inspired by one telling of the past may go forth and butcher their neighbors, just because of stories that may not ultimately be "true." Memories can be haunting by themselves, but when infused with stories from the past that are tinged to place might and right on one's side, who can fathom the depths to which one may be self-deluded or, ultimately, betrayed? What may seem insignificant in the present may have antecedents that were considered to be momentous, or perhaps the mundane present can give birth to unimaginable futures. History's treacheries may inspire or crush societies, but no society ever truly remains static or totally free of being enslavement to (false?) memories of the past.


This is something of particular interest to me, the extent to which we let outdated modes of thinking dominate our lives, often with stories as their vehicle. I'm thinking of my bugbear, religion, especially. Old Testament sensibilities infecting our new world of possibilities.


I'd add nationalism/ethnocentrism to that bugbear list, as that too plays a major role in shaping the meta-narrative, I believe.
Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie

Je suis méchant.
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Jeff VanderMeer, Finch - 20/10/2009 07:35:03 AM 824 Views
Thank you for the review, Larry. - 20/10/2009 02:24:46 PM 409 Views
I'll try to have it sent out by Saturday - 20/10/2009 11:13:32 PM 398 Views
Sweetness. Looking forward to reading it. - 20/10/2009 04:50:03 PM 381 Views
I believe you'll enjoy it - 20/10/2009 11:14:29 PM 495 Views
Thanks, Larry. - 20/10/2009 05:18:58 PM 462 Views
Hope you enjoyed the interview - 20/10/2009 11:15:13 PM 490 Views
Shriek was dense. - 20/10/2009 11:29:39 PM 469 Views
Ever read noir mysteries? - 21/10/2009 12:14:55 AM 521 Views
Awesome. - 21/10/2009 11:24:02 PM 565 Views
Jeff VanderMeer wrote the introduction to a book of short stories I have to review. - 11/11/2009 02:14:38 PM 451 Views
Enjoy. - 11/11/2009 02:34:24 PM 455 Views

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