Jan 09
“Most of the time, we are content to cry out ‘fuck!’ as if pinched, but the function of our wall words in slightly more elaborate curses is more complex” (William Gass, On Being Blue 52). I’m interested in the idea of “wall words.” That may or may not have a connection to blueness beyond the obvious (the… Continue Reading Am I Blue: 2.2
Jan 09
Week 2, and the answer to the question “Am I blue?” is a resounding yes. In the words of William Gass, “afflictions of the spirit–dumps, mopes, Mondays–all that’s dismal . . .” I assigned Gass without rereading him. Not the first time, I’ve done this, surely not the last. The book is called On Being Blue: A Philosophical Inquiry.… Continue Reading Am I Blue? 2.1