I live a short walk from Pwlldu Bay where the eponymous Inn was situated. The building still exists though trading ceased years ago (it’s not easy to get to as it’s at the bottom of a steep cliff with no proper road access, but the bay is beautiful.)
Oh, the stamping rat who introduced himself to Dylan! I have met a few of these myself., in my line of work (basic research scientist). That Rat may be the go-between of this world's rats, and the Death Of Rats as described by Sir Terry Pratchett...an entity which must exist aside from DEATH because the Death Of Rats involves a lot of rats needing guidance to the next world, aka "The Grim Squeaker".
<-- Always a sucker for some William Carlos Williams, and a positive quote to wrap up this mailbag! Thanks for the injections of new thoughts into our mailboxes, Shaun -- Lindsay
Many of these touched my heart and brought a variety of feelings. Hermann Hesse's letter about how much closer we are to the Afterlife hits me at home. The memories of people and animals gone are haunting me day and night as if they are preparing me, warning me, reaching out to me to come join them.
Thank you for the great, insightful quotes, así always! Only one constructive observation -- Borges died in 1986, so it's quite unlikely that Sontag sent him a letter ten years later. Unless that's precisely the point, and she meant to share her thoughts on this very Borgesian topic on the 10th anniversary of his passing?
So many truths and such personal observations. I never would have imagined Virginia Woolf's painful struggles. It's tragic and yet I can relate. Love the great rat and the man with short fat fingers. Amazing words that temporarily obliterate the ridiculousness of life today.
William Carlos Williams knows where it's at.
I live a short walk from Pwlldu Bay where the eponymous Inn was situated. The building still exists though trading ceased years ago (it’s not easy to get to as it’s at the bottom of a steep cliff with no proper road access, but the bay is beautiful.)
Oh, the stamping rat who introduced himself to Dylan! I have met a few of these myself., in my line of work (basic research scientist). That Rat may be the go-between of this world's rats, and the Death Of Rats as described by Sir Terry Pratchett...an entity which must exist aside from DEATH because the Death Of Rats involves a lot of rats needing guidance to the next world, aka "The Grim Squeaker".
https://wiki.lspace.org/Death_of_Rats
<-- Always a sucker for some William Carlos Williams, and a positive quote to wrap up this mailbag! Thanks for the injections of new thoughts into our mailboxes, Shaun -- Lindsay
Resounding brilliance. Thank you
Oh I’m afraid the tiger really is in the library.
I hope the day of paper books with real pages never disappears. AI with all its implications is so scary. I certainly don’t need an interactive book!!
Many of these touched my heart and brought a variety of feelings. Hermann Hesse's letter about how much closer we are to the Afterlife hits me at home. The memories of people and animals gone are haunting me day and night as if they are preparing me, warning me, reaching out to me to come join them.
Thank you for the great, insightful quotes, así always! Only one constructive observation -- Borges died in 1986, so it's quite unlikely that Sontag sent him a letter ten years later. Unless that's precisely the point, and she meant to share her thoughts on this very Borgesian topic on the 10th anniversary of his passing?
She certainly didn't send it to him. You can read the full letter here: https://www.faena.com/aleph/susan-sontags-admirable-letter-to-jl-borges
So many truths and such personal observations. I never would have imagined Virginia Woolf's painful struggles. It's tragic and yet I can relate. Love the great rat and the man with short fat fingers. Amazing words that temporarily obliterate the ridiculousness of life today.