Now on to the nitty gritty. I have chosen eleven of the thirteen propositions for Interstices & Intersections
and have removed myself upstate to work in seclusion on fleshing them
out. This is the kind of work I love best, floating about within a day
that is roughly delineated by the hours of 10 am and 4:30 pm. During
this time I read, draw, pace, investigate, cook (five hot dogs today
alone), nap, parse, pursue, peruse, and ponder. Little tangents flare up
and often fizzle out. The route that I plan for the day never quite
works and, when quitting time arrives, I feel like I've made enormous
progress but have little or nothing to show for it. At the end of a week
of this, my little pile of nothings adds up to a thing or things, and
the partially formed book in my head is one step closer to breathing the
air.
It is dark now in Millbrook but it was a
glorious day. I kept meaning to get out beyond the grill to inspect the
flowers. Maybe tomorrow.
The
"Compost Dog," a Nathan's hot dog grilled at high heat, served with
mustard, ketchup, slaw, and pickle chips on a toasted bun.