Stream of Consciousness, Stream of Pee
Blog Post by Tim Chambers - Jul.10.2011 - 5:53 am
Call me Philistine. Call me Ishmael. Call me Thingamajig. Just, please do not call upon me to read your streams of consciousness. I am sorry, but I cannot do it. Much as I appreciate literature, including the early works of Joyce, I cannot read Ullysses, though I think the words are wonderful in the mouths of passionate actors. Nor could I get interested in reading Finnegan’s Wake. Recently I attempted Infinite Jest, Molloy, and The Tunnel by William H. Gass, but I’m afraid I haven’t the patience to read about anyone, even a genius, contemplating his navel. Continued here: BonaLibro
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I've been a working writer most of my life, doing other jobs, occasionally, to augment my income. I now teach language and English composition at the university level overseas.
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Stream of Unconsciousness
I agree fully. Thoughts should result in complete sentences, not subordinate clauses with no antecedents. But, alas, we relics seem to be swimming upstream.
Eric
Unconscious of what?
You have a problem with sentence constructions, Eric?
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