[“Why, despite all our mirrors, do we never really know how we look?” – Schopenhauer] I have a mirror in every room. I hung them there so I could watch myself, catch myself doing something I shouldn’t. But I never look at them anymore. I sidle into each room eyes-down, crabwise walking, never looking up. But I know the mirror is there. And I know what it sees. <End> Buy it at amazon.com/author/terencekuch: Everything Wants to Happen, the first thousand Memorable Fancies from this … [Read more...]
“The Search” / Memorable Fancies #573
8 January, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Arthur is searching for a misplaced item. A letter opener, for instance, or a roll of stamps. He returns to the same place time after time, knowing nowhere else to look. <END> If you liked this post, please tell your friends and share a comment here or in StumbleUpon, Reddit, Facebook, or other social websites. Subscriptions to this blog are available at www.amazon.com/author/terencekuch or at www.bit.ly/Fancies. – or you can just Follow this blog. You can also buy … [Read more...]
“Look!” / Memorable Fancies #540
6 December, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Staring at each other, we gambled on who would turn away first. We both won. We both lost. <END> If you liked this post, please tell your friends and share a comment here or in StumbleUpon, Reddit, Facebook, or other social websites. Subscriptions to this blog are available at www.amazon.com/author/terencekuch or at www.bit.ly/Fancies. – or you can just Follow this blog. You can also buy one or both of my commercially published novels on Amazon. For a profile, list of … [Read more...]
“Look Away, Look Away” / A Memorable Fancy #159
13 November, 2012 by Leave a Comment
In a far country, it is forbidden to look directly into the eyes of another. One must look only up or down. Only a god may take such liberties as to look directly into the eyes, and gods are scarce. If a mere hube were to look into another’s eyes it would be a great invasion, an unacceptable boldness. Even, or especially, if they are married to each other. This rule, however, does not apply to young children: they may look where they please, and their gaze may be returned. As children grow … [Read more...]
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