Why
My favorite essay from Morbid Curiosity (both book and magazine) is M. Parfitt's story "Why." In it, she spells out the inspiration for all the artwork she's made. Along the way, she sums up the genesis and philosophy behind Morbid Curiosity.
She couldn't come down to the city to read the piece in person at the Hypnodrome, so Russell Blackwood, director of the Thrillpeddlers, volunteered to read it for her. As you can imagine, he totally gets it.
Here's the video. It's SFW and a little more than 3 minutes long. I promise it will make you laugh, even if you've read the story as many times as I have.
Hm. Can't get the video to embed. Here's the link to youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9aqRTTCq8U
Curiosity is the single most important attribute with which humans are born. Curiosity is a powerful tool, like a scalpel or a searchlight. It is a way to affect change -- even to initiate global change -- on a personal level.”
—Loren's introduction to Morbid Curiosity Cures the Blues
About Loren
For 10 years, I edited the nonfiction magazine Morbid Curiosity. Scribner published Morbid Curiosity Cures the Blues in 2009. Now I'm blogging about graveyards as travel destinations at Cemetery Travel (http://cemeterytravel.com). A collection of my cemetery...
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Tinker at Pilgrim Creek, A Natural History of the Senses, How We Die, Something Wicked This Way Comes, American Gods, The Bloody Chamber, Owls Hoot in the...
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