Though on the boat, I write, I shoot. On the boat, let's face it, I'm held. In its waves, its vagueness, in its water. I see only water. Water doesn't answer. No land ahead. Just water. So my dilemma shrinks to secondary and abstract. How will I live. I want to stay in this primary thing that moves. (Thanks, Cassie.)
What a fantastic images! Happy May to you, too!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I'm excited for May I feel like it's going to push us all but in a positive way :)
ReplyDeleteHappy May!! I'm feeling inspired by #the100dayproject to do something myself...
ReplyDeleteSo cool. Love Julia's work!
ReplyDeleteFee, I certainly hope so!
ReplyDeleteHi Shoko! I've loved your blog for years and this post really spoke to me, not least because I also have a copy of The Importance of Being Iceland sitting on my shelf. I wanted to ask you, have you enjoyed it? I bought my copy a couple years ago at City Lights in San Francisco, but haven't gotten around to reading it yet. I've moved it to a couple of new apartments, too! Anyway, just wanted to see if you had any thoughts on it. Thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteMicaela, thank you so much! You know, I've been paging through it, but I haven't really taken the time to sit down with it and give it a proper go. I bought it because I liked the language so much — I'd seen snippets of it here and there, the odd quote on a blog. When I have writer's block, I like to be able to open a book and find a really great sentence — sometimes that's all it takes to get the wheels turning, and this has been one of those for me. What's your experience been?
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