I Knew A Book Of Mine Was

Writing Is About Doing Something Very Close To The Bone. It's About Shocking Yourself. When I Write, I Like To Make Myself Cry, Laugh - I Like To Give Myself An Experience. I See A Lot Of Writing Out There That's Very Safe. But If You're Not Scaring Yourself, Why Would You Think That You'd Be Scaring Anybody Else? If You're Not Coming To A Revelation About Your Place In The Universe, Why Would You Think Anyone Else Would?

Like I'm Dragging Bundles Of Old Clothes? I'm Carrying Artifacts That Breathe Fire. I'm Talking About A Language Of Smoke. These Are Three-dimensional Creatures That Can Mate. I'd No More Leave Them Go By The Side Of The Trail Than I Would My Child. I'll Carry Them Until Someone Amputates My Arms.

As A Citizen Of The Post-historical Variety, I Am In Continual Mourning And Prepared For Worse.

I Have A Great Ability To Improvise Verbally And I Am Very Funny On A Dime.

The Peruvian Flute Music Is . . . Cool. In This Music, They Have Not Yet Invented The Industrial Revolution That Leads To Excessive Punctuality Or The Failed Experiment They Call The Nuclear Family. This Is The Music Of Elements, Untarnished, Unrehearsed.