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My Denial of Death
Every year, around my birthday, I freak out. Often, it’s about my failings, anxiety about my crushing ambition, but mostly, it’s about my inevitable death. My Thanatophobia is why I bury myself in books. Bound and bracketed texts comfort me. Ernest … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Atheism, Birthday, Catholicism, Cixous, Death, Existentialism, Fear of death, God, Make Good Art, Neil Gaiman, Nietzsche, Thanatophobia, The Denial of Death, Writing
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Never Smile at a Crocodile
Swamplandia! You broke my heart. I wanted to like you. Nay, I wanted to love you, but I didn’t, I couldn’t. Karen Russell’s overuse of simile was distracting, but the overall metaphor of the project fell flat. Swamplandia! is a … Continue reading
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Tagged Alligators, Crocodiles, Death, Karen Russell, Seth, Swamplandia!, the Underworld
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Scratching at my Thanatophobia
I’m afraid to die. Terrified, actually. My parents think it’s because I’m an atheist. Though, I was terrified when I was a Catholic too. As a kid, I couldn’t shake the idea that I was going to be trapped inside … Continue reading
All this buttoning and unbuttoning 