04-23-2026, 11:19 AM
Mawmaw and cookies and you not falling victim to twee, hooray! I am not commenting on your draft yet. But I thought of you just now. Ocean Vuong (maybe a polarizing figure) popped up on my Substack (maybe a polarizing platform). He mentioned Shklovksy’s Art as Technique essay. This essay centers estrangement (rescuing cliches, rescuing grandmas from kitchens - you see why I thought of you: you removed her and brought her back, and the spark came back). The essay is a good read (maybe a re-read for you).
So I will post it and wait to see if I get scolded by the mods: https://www.paradise.caltech.edu/ist4/le...hnique.pdf
So I will post it and wait to see if I get scolded by the mods: https://www.paradise.caltech.edu/ist4/le...hnique.pdf