A Writer's Diary

A Writer's Diary

Day 213

An Mháirt

Aug 01, 2023
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Marjorie – dear Marjorie – said, the form springs from within, and I immediately wanted to know how that worked. The only form I can think of that spontaneously self-assembles is the water of a fountain. If Marjorie had said, the form crystallises, it would have been more accurate, though less dramatic.

A form springing is a water-tiger leaping, that’s w…

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