Reading Jealousy (5)

My problem with Jealousy was mainly one of motivation: my reasons for picking the book up again once I’d put it down. Generally speaking, I felt as if Robbe-Grillet had put his cards down on the table too soon. I had heard enough about the book to know it was one where nothing “happened” in [...]

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Vague (What was that film with that guy?)

I used to watch MAD TV back in Canada, and one of my favourite sketches was of the game show Vague. (Check it out. It’s very funny.)
Q: Who was that guy who did that thing?
A: The guy with the hair.
Q: That’s correct!
I remembered it recently when I got a composition from a student of mine. [...]

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Blackbird

N. and I are having lunch. Through the balcony window I see a blackbird sitting in a tree, singing. It seems odd, the way it’s just sitting there, passing the time.
“There’s a bird in the tree,” I tell her.
“I know,” she said without turning to look.
“What do you mean, you know?”
“It’s been there for days. [...]

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