tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14423692.post2323363962695243605..comments2023-08-18T10:16:50.498-04:00Comments on Stefan: Writing In The DarkStefanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05941047881372469925noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14423692.post-58859866666414533272009-10-14T10:24:45.020-04:002009-10-14T10:24:45.020-04:00I've heard that the poet Jorie Graham sometime...I've heard that the poet Jorie Graham sometimes writes in pitch black and deciphers her text laterStefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05941047881372469925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14423692.post-11563605148661842732009-10-14T00:02:25.667-04:002009-10-14T00:02:25.667-04:00Sometimes I write in the dark too, not literally a...Sometimes I write in the dark too, not literally as you suggest, but I get up at 4am when it's very dark outside in this season, and do writing which doesn't depend on the sensuous stimulation of sunshine, clouds and daylight generally.<br /><br />Night would be ideal for doing pure mathematics, or writing a computer program or - in the style of Blaise Pascal - engaging in theological speculations, though personally I have exploded this latter pastime with the bright dazzle of scepticism.<br /><br />But I find the brain works differently at night. Not a good time to tease out feelings in solitary introspection. Things get out of proportion, and the next morning evaporate like dew.<br /><br />But perhaps . . .Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297306807695767580noreply@blogger.com