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The Banality of Else
The Banality of Else is a surreal/ fragmentary/ discursive series of texts written in the disembodied vocal style. Apocalyptic in atmosphere, it utilizes corporeal imagery to illustrate its conceptual points. The book deals in the first instance with the conflict between the ‘else’, (the ‘other than’), perceived as a reflexive banality, and the ‘none’ (nothingness/ purity); ‘else’ as the ‘in-dreaming of the self to follow’, the ‘deflect of self-reflect’. The second section, ‘Of Dissipating Emblems’, deals with the unquantifiability of silence, and the conflict of words in that context, (‘the stain of emptily’), also with words and their response to the ‘nothing’. ‘Of the Dead Airs’ deals with finality and the incapacity/ obliteration of words before the ‘naught’, the ‘fade to absent traces’. ‘The Redundant Pulse’, the final section of the book, posits that the human experience is now an endgame, (if it ever had any meaning at all), and should not continue any further…
78 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2015
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M
539 books44 followers"M" is a pseudonym used by four different authors.
* "M" is the pseudonym of the author of Death Note: L, Change the World in honor of the pseudonym used by the character "L".
* "M" is the anonymous author of The Sensuous Man.
* "M" is the poet of Blue. From the publisher's website: "The author of "Blue" has been writing poetry and short stories since a young age. The stories come from dreams and the poetry from life itself. The authors outlook on the world is that every living human being spends their life searching for themselves and the meaning of life. Through our journey we must remember that we are all filled with so many emotions and our lives with so much confusion and even more obstacles but through all this there is a release and comfort we can find in writing, reading and sharing what we all experience and feel through the struggles we face in life."
* "M" is the pseudonym of the author of For the Love. Whenever M is not traveling for work she lives in Northern California. For the Love of Music is her first book. In her free time M loves to travel, explore new restaurants, taste new wines and cook and entertain for friends and family. M loves music, in particular rock and eighties.
* "M" is the pseudonym of the author of Death Note: L, Change the World in honor of the pseudonym used by the character "L".
* "M" is the anonymous author of The Sensuous Man.
* "M" is the poet of Blue. From the publisher's website: "The author of "Blue" has been writing poetry and short stories since a young age. The stories come from dreams and the poetry from life itself. The authors outlook on the world is that every living human being spends their life searching for themselves and the meaning of life. Through our journey we must remember that we are all filled with so many emotions and our lives with so much confusion and even more obstacles but through all this there is a release and comfort we can find in writing, reading and sharing what we all experience and feel through the struggles we face in life."
* "M" is the pseudonym of the author of For the Love. Whenever M is not traveling for work she lives in Northern California. For the Love of Music is her first book. In her free time M loves to travel, explore new restaurants, taste new wines and cook and entertain for friends and family. M loves music, in particular rock and eighties.
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