eclecticism

The following is a short story inspired in part by a dream I had last night. Other inspirations will probably become blazingly obvious as you read. Enjoy — while it’s very likely far from perfect, it was fun to write. Read the rest of this entry »

A bit of historical archiving here. This is a piece I wrote in 11^th grade, which would put it at around 1989 or 1990. We were given an assignment to write an essay exploring any painting we chose, and the teacher was kind enough to leave the exact nature of the requested essay very open for interpretation. Salvadore Dali has long been one of my favorite artists, so I chose his painting “Sleep” to work with.

Were I writing it now, there are definitely some things I’d do differently. However, I’m not writing it now, merely resurrecting it — and presenting it for the world to see. Enjoy!

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