Category: appliances
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Eternal Recurrence
Deconstruction continued…. I read Also Sprach Zarathustra because John Gardner’s Mickelsson’s Ghosts—a novel I’ve read numerous times—made references to Friedrich Nietzsche’s book, and eternal recurrence. The idea that we are doomed to relive events in our lives over and over frightens me. I shudder to think of a life of…
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Half Bad
Deconstruction continued…. My head has become a catch-all of details and images from the past two years. Rising to the surface is acomment made by a dear, departed friend and teacher about a glass of wine: “You know how people are always saying that something isn’t half bad? Well this…
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Abandon Hope….
I’m not smart like some others. I have no memories. I just know I’m here, sandwiched between a blender’s vibrating plastic container and a stack of rechargeable hand warmers. Needless to say, it’s hot. And the blender’s gasket may be faulty, as her rattle makes me wonder if her top…
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Seriously….
Dear Smart Oven, You’re starting to creep me out. Since your arrival in July, you have updated your software several times even though I have intentionally skipped the part of the set-up which would have allowed you access to my internet. It’s clear you’ve somehow gained access to it anyway,…
