a conversation you’ve wandered into;
that’s what this is all about, he said. It’s
sitting back in your booth in Ed Hopper’s
diner and listening in to the three or
four conversations around you and grafting
the disparate threads into a cogent
conceit; there may not be a natural thing
about it, but, seriously, art and
nature certainly have their separation.
god loves diversity. thing is, most of it’s
white noise . . . but sometimes even the banal
can catch your ear if you pitch it right — or
just one iron detail catches the light
enough to sparkle at the edges.

dmpitchford