These thoughts are for him, for Roland Barthes, meaning that I think of him and about him, not only of or about his work. “For him” also suggests that I would like to dedicate these thoughts to him, give them to him, and destine them for him. Yet they will no longer reach him, and this must be the starting point of my reflection; they can no ( Read more... )

( four images from new orleans, the french quarter )

mercalia had thrown down her thesis, he said, had gone blue-collar.
travel, cowboy boots, money, the gasp of air brakes, four speakers in
the cab and the uptown string quartet on the tape deck. enrolled in
long-distance truck driving school. graduated summa cum laude. the
overland express in sausalito hired her.

[e. annie proulx]