Cronenberg, Burroughs, and Dick

Cronenberg, Burroughs, and Dick Posted on Jan 1st, 2009 by Marmalade David Cronenberg is a director whose movies I often enjoy.  A favorite weird movie of mine is Cronenberg’s Naked Lunch which is loosely based on the novel by William S. Burroughs.  He definitely brought his own touch to that story and there are some common themes with [...]

William S. Burroughs as a Character

William S. Burroughs as a Character Posted on Dec 30th, 2008 by Marmalade Burroughs is different from Philip K. Dick.  Whereas PKD was the first to use himself as a character, Burroughs had been made a character before he even was published himself.  That would be a tough act to follow.  He had the shadow of someone [...]

Philip K. Dick as a Character

Philip K. Dick as a Character Posted on Dec 27th, 2008 by Marmalade Besides PKD making himself a character in his own work (ie VALIS as Horselover Fat), I wanted to list all of the books that have used him as a fictional character.  I decided to create this list because I haven’t seen a [...]

Quentin S. Crisp: Fiction Writer and Blogger

Quentin S. Crisp: Fiction Writer and Blogger Posted on Dec 23rd, 2008 by Marmalade A favorite writer of mine is Quentin S. Crisp.  He is a fiction writer, but I admit I haven’t read much of his fiction.  He is moreso a favorite writer of my friend.  I primarily know him through his blog writings [...]

Fiction and Non-fiction, Gnosticism and the Gothic

Fiction and Non-fiction, Gnosticism and the Gothic Posted on Dec 23rd, 2008 by Marmalade I have an equal interest in fiction and nonfiction.  They often feel in confict and they can have very different effect on me.  I tend to obsess on one or the other.  In recent years, I’ve been more focused on nonfiction, [...]

Flash Fiction & Vignettes

Flash Fiction & Vignettes Posted on Dec 22nd, 2008 by Marmalade Thomas Wiloch Dissection Decide which one you are, I said, motioning to the objects on the table. He looked them over and pointed to a glass bell. This one? I asked. He nodded. I picked up the glass bell and rang it gently. The [...]

Milk by Barry Yourgrau

Milk by Barry Yourgrau Posted on Dec 14th, 2008 by Marmalade Milk by Barry Yourgrau On a bet a man climbs inside a cow. Once there he decides to stay. The cow’s interior is warm and soft, although very dark. But the man’s eyes get by with the driblets of light that do manage to [...]

Horror and Science Fiction

Horror and Science Fiction Posted on Nov 22nd, 2008 by Marmalade My friend reads a lot of horror fiction.  I’ve never been all that attracted to horror even though it crosses over with the fantasy genre which is something I read quite a bit.  However, because of my friend, I’ve learned a lot about horror [...]

What if everything you knew was wrong?

What if everything you knew was wrong? Posted on Sep 17th, 2008 by Marmalade I noticed an interesting thread question in the QaR group. What if everything you knew was wrong? I must admit I didn’t resonate with many of the answers.  That is a very profound question, but many of the answers seemed to [...]

Talent and Inspiration Posted on Sep 1st, 2008 by Marmalade

Talent and Inspiration Posted on Sep 1st, 2008 by Marmalade I realized that I don’t work tonight and so I stopped by the coffeehouse.  I thought I’d do a simple blog entry.  I was downtown and the students are back in town.  I noticed a hack circle and I hadn’t hacked all summer.  I normally [...]