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“Even when it was happening to me, I thought, 'This will make a good story someday,' but now that I think of it, its story's not that good at all. More important than its plot, it's the quality of feeling that strikes me now-something out of this world, 'outlandish' in its literal sense.”
― Fascination: Memoirs
― Fascination: Memoirs
“There is a confusion between myself and the literary world about what should constitute a text. I believe (along with many other writers historically) that a text should be elusive, and that the act of reading a text should make the reader conscious of the life they are living. That is, the text should overflow its borders, demonstrating the complicity of our consciousness with the coloring of our surroundings and the supposed sequentiality of events. To write texts this way, one must stop prior to the point of total explanation.”
― Autoportrait
― Autoportrait
“He burnt like a faggot in a tempest.”
― Paul's Case
― Paul's Case
“... there are two kinds of labyrinths: those you are born into and must escape, and those you choose to enter in search of what lies inside.”
― The Archive of Alternate Endings
― The Archive of Alternate Endings
“Magic is absurd. It is a system of thinking that does not work and does not get one anywhere," said the friar.
"It works, but it does not get one anywhere," said Vance.
"But it is very beautiful. Magic is an art that pleases the eye and the ear," said Bulbul.”
― The Arabian Nightmare
"It works, but it does not get one anywhere," said Vance.
"But it is very beautiful. Magic is an art that pleases the eye and the ear," said Bulbul.”
― The Arabian Nightmare
Literary Horror
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— last activity Dec 22, 2024 06:20AM
A group for fans of literary horror. We will be discussing all things horrible and literary but especially those horrible volumes that either aspire t ...more
A group for fans of literary horror. We will be discussing all things horrible and literary but especially those horrible volumes that either aspire t ...more
21st Century Literature
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For people interested in keeping up with the modern literary classics. We will be reading fiction and fine literature from 2000 to present, with the i ...more
For people interested in keeping up with the modern literary classics. We will be reading fiction and fine literature from 2000 to present, with the i ...more
Literary Darkness
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— last activity Dec 22, 2024 11:51AM
This group is dedicated to an appreciation of important works of literature, both classic and contemporary... that happen to fall into the category of ...more
This group is dedicated to an appreciation of important works of literature, both classic and contemporary... that happen to fall into the category of ...more
Chaos Reading
— 2757 members
— last activity Nov 20, 2024 03:23PM
For people who read an eclectic mix of books. We like variety, new experiences and intelligent, thoughtful, funny conversation. We like our shelves bu ...more
For people who read an eclectic mix of books. We like variety, new experiences and intelligent, thoughtful, funny conversation. We like our shelves bu ...more
Experimental
— 17 members
— last activity Mar 19, 2020 11:49AM
A group that discusses experimental writing and avant-garde works.
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