Monthly Archives: May 2010

Learning to Walk Back in My Shadows of Truth

Posted on May 31, 2010 by randomyriad

“I’ve got to learn to walk back to the shadows of truth” — Jack Kerouac, journals 11/47 This is what I want to do as writer. There is no way to tell “The Truth” because there is only subjective truth, … Continue reading →

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The Windblown World: One Man’s Attempt to Stay Awake

Posted on May 30, 2010 by randomyriad

I am reading “The Windblown World“, a compilation of Jack Kerouac‘s journals from 1947-1954. This is a man who thought about his life and struggled with the huge questions of existence, but he never seems to lose his naive wonder … Continue reading →

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Writing Myself Up From Way Down Here

Posted on May 23, 2010 by randomyriad

I am in a weird space these days. I come here every now and then. It is a space where my dreams don’t make sense and nothing I do or think about inspires me, where my life seems like a … Continue reading →

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