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Review: Of Grammatology by Jacques Derrida
I swear to Dog I will review this book like a normal book even if it gives me hives
by AK Krajewska
It’s very, very difficult to do a straight-up review of Derrida’s Of Grammatology because everything about the book inspires bad behavior from writers. It challenges and undermines the very structure of writing by the way it is written (come to think of it, not unlike Monique Wittig’s... Continue reading (2465 words)
An aesthetic of dolphins and rainbows
Why are dolphins and rainbows so wonderful while pictures of dolphins and rainbows are so dreadful?
by AK Krajewska
A few years ago, I was at the beach at Carmel and saw dolphins playing in the surf. There were at least three of them because I saw three fins at the same time there, and they played there for hours. And I sat on the beach and stared at them through my binoculars, also for hours. Because,... Continue reading (1041 words)
Living under fairy rules
Migraine triggers are like fairy rules, where small violations lead to disproportionate consequences.
by AK Krajewska
You know this story. Some hapless human–a huntsman, a young woman picking flowers, an adventuring knight, a drunk–steps, by accident, into some land claimed by the fairies and through ignorance makes a small mistake that violates fairy law. They look up when they should have looked down, pick the... Continue reading (1723 words)
