“‘Who are…?'” / Memorable Fancies #1682

[“...consciousness asserts itself ... constructing itself as a creative activity.” – Judith Butler] I created things. Out of the dust of the earth, perhaps, although that sounds a little too grandiose. And among the other things I made ... was me. But who are all those others? How did they...? [Click ‘Random Post’ above – be astonished]   … [Read more...]

“Flesh and Freedom” / Memorable Fancies #1667

[“Having to be a paradoxical unity of corporeality and freedom is ... doomed to fail.” – Judith Butler] How can we be free if we’re flesh? Especially those of us who’ve denied how much we are flesh, who tell our lovers that our flesh is not “the real us,” that we are so much more than flesh even as we enjoy ours and theirs, that we have a special ... ah ... something ... ah ... somewhere ... [Click ‘Random Post’ above – be astonished] … [Read more...]