Esmond and Flesh
It is as if the body, the flesh of pubescence around him, the skin of slow-decay in adults, asserts itself.
Haibun – Ferns in Wood
Haibun are haiku that pair prose and poetry, often autobiographical narratives of memorable moments or scenes of awareness.
Esmond Ring at 8
With one ear pressed to the cold surface, the classroom sounds were partly filtered, cocooned in a Formica world.
Toccata and Fugue Under Leopold
Esmond is able to hear each of these factors of course. He has made his endowments an art form, much as Bach did. But he attempts to shun the reflection . . .
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