The East Unit was kept secure by three sets of electromagnets. In the absence of a 9-10 key or person to press the button inside the nurses’ fishbowl, only a great amount of inertia would open the doors attached thereto. Even then, one set lead only to the West Unit, another set downstairs, and the [...]
Working title for my novel that isn’t actually a novel and never will be: The Electromagnetic Paper Machine (not to be confused with the title of a real novel by Ken Kesey, who also wrote about a mental hospital) I wanted to write a novel like Kurt Vonnegut wrote novels. That is, good. I wanted [...]
Last week an old friend asked me, “What’s going on over there? You’ve stopped writing.” Well, that’s both true and untrue. I’ll lay it out for you straight. I have no talent for fiction. Still, let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start. This Winter saw a lot of boredom in [...]
