The history of the United States from the 1950s to the '70s unfolds from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, who yearns to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart.
About the Creator
Cassie and Johnny
I’m the kind of dame you notice. I’m no femme fatale, but you can’t ignore me, at least not until I warn you about what’s coming, then everybody ignores me. Hell, they usually blame me afterwards and give Johnny all the credit for saving the day, but my Johnny couldn’t save a seat at the movies without my help. Sure, he’s brawny, but brainy? Not so much. Like that time I asked him to spot me five bucks, and he said he didn’t see it anywhere on me, and believe you me, he looked but good.
By Harper Lewis5 days ago in Critique
Just Thinkering
Just Thinkering: Talking about Thinking Philosophy begins with a strange upgrade to ordinary speech. Instead of talking about things, people start talking about the talking itself, then about the thinking behind the talking, then about the words used to name the thinking. This second level of language feels noble, even heroic: reflection, critique, self-awareness, ‘the examined life’. But it also carries a quieter risk. Once speech turns back on itself, it can become a room full of mirrors. The sound continues, yet nothing moves forward. There is talk about words, talk about thinking, talk about talk, and soon the whole performance becomes a kind of verbal tinkling: elegant, repetitive, self-pleasing noise.
By Peter Ayolov4 days ago in Critique
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All the running and the chocolates!