an excerpt

[zenithblue]

...from a paper I had to write for class, about my relationship to experimental or metaphysical fiction. It was really supposed to be more narcissistic than it turned out...but I've been wanting to write about my first reading of Infinite Jest for a while now. There's nothing in this piece, yet, about the visceral feelings, about the personal

Comments

[punkybrister69]

This is really, really good, Jen. I'd love to see the whole thing.

[zenithblue]

Thank you.

I don't much like the rest of it, honestly, but if I decide to do any editing of course I'll send it your way.

I don't have any plans to try to publish my musings on Wallace, so I'm not sure why I'm fussing so much about quality, other than that it seems important to write with *care.* I'm not even sure what that means but that's the way I keep thinking of it...I want to write this with care.

[zenithblue]

Thank you. :)

[thelican]

I enjoyed reading this - not least because how vigorously I'm yes, yesing with your experience of finding that oasis upon the tundra of so much spare realism.

One needs to be aware of, and can learn from, the general trend; but oh, what a relief to happen upon what just feels amazing and right.