A Henry Miller Moment

[Dennis Perrin]

> Umm... what? Are you saying Miller has a singularly useful or
> perceptive perspective on something? What is it, exactly? There are
> worms somewhere? Oh, I know, metaphor, sure, yeah. But... for what,
> exactly? Or, ok, I'll give you that a really productive image doesn't
> have to be a metaphor *for* anything in that strict sense, but,
> still... melted figures, frazzled lines, mildewed boards... I'm clearly
> to ignorant to see the productive connection here to whatever it is you
> wanted to connect to. Guessing 'war against terror scenario', but I
> can't see it.
>
> Catherine

Far be it from me to deconstruct the late Mr. Miller -- and anyway I happen
to believe that readers should take what they can from a text and not be
"taught" how it goes. But surely, Catherine, you see something in this?

"Fall back, then, fall deep and fathomless into the ocean of annihilation.
Fall back into that bloody torpor which permits idiots to be crowned as
kings."

Turn to CNN or Fox and I think you'll make the connection.

DP