My Family Farm, a gallery by Sarah B67 on Flickr.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Creative Writing Montage (Good) / Mideya
Creative Writing Montage (Good), a gallery by impatient princess on Flickr.
Carole Maso Response (Presar)
"You say hypertext will kill print fiction. You pit one against the other in the most cynical and transparent ways in hopes we'll tear each other to bits while you watch."
This quote stuck out to me because this is how I feel, that "hypertext will kill print fiction." I want to believe Maso when she asserts that this will not happen, but i have to disagree. Print is becoming more and more outdated just as CDs are quickly being phased out in exchange for mp3 players and VCRs are practically obsolete since the coming of DVDs. To me, there is nothing better than the smell of a book or the feel of a page between your fingers as you turn to the next chapter, and, in my opinion, hypertext threatens this form of communication. Although I don't really believe it, I sincerely wish that she is right in that writing and hypertext can coexist.
-Jenna Presar
Carole Maso: Response (Lozada)
The world doesn't end, my friend. So stop your doomsday song. Or Matthew Arnold: "The end is everywhere: Art still has truth, take refuge there."
There were so many parts to this reading that stuck out to me and got my mind racing, but I chose this one. I chose it because it spoke to my tendency to lean toward dark thoughts. It is easier for me to wrap myself in emotion and let creative work spill out, but I feel like this quote could be taken as a challenge. Let go of those "easy" emotions. Focus on real art and take refuge in it. Learn how to expand what you see as creating.
-Lexi Lozada
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