May 22nd, 2009 / 6:05 pm
Excerpts

A cage went in search of a bird

February 23. Unwritten letter.


–Kafka, The Blue Octavo Notebooks (Fourth Notebook)

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10 Comments

  1. JW Veldhoen

      Someone should write it.

  2. JW Veldhoen

      Someone should write it.

  3. Jonny Ross

      I wonder what it said…what it would have said? Maybe it was a letter to God or Santa or Max.

      “Now, Max, be sure to remember that thing I told you to do when I’m dead, and see to it it gets done. I’m serious now. This is very important, Max, you must do as say, follow through on it, completely, honor my wishes. I worry, Max. I know you. Don’t do what you always do. Don’t be all like ‘yeah, yeah, I’ll do it, I’ll do it’ and then do the opposite. No, that would not be kosher, Max. Not good, not good at all. Sigh. Am I still alive, writing this? It is very late, and these terrible headaches persist. My bones are so weak. I am certain I have a skin disease, and my scalp burns with a pain more awful than life itself…”

  4. Jonny Ross

      I wonder what it said…what it would have said? Maybe it was a letter to God or Santa or Max.

      “Now, Max, be sure to remember that thing I told you to do when I’m dead, and see to it it gets done. I’m serious now. This is very important, Max, you must do as say, follow through on it, completely, honor my wishes. I worry, Max. I know you. Don’t do what you always do. Don’t be all like ‘yeah, yeah, I’ll do it, I’ll do it’ and then do the opposite. No, that would not be kosher, Max. Not good, not good at all. Sigh. Am I still alive, writing this? It is very late, and these terrible headaches persist. My bones are so weak. I am certain I have a skin disease, and my scalp burns with a pain more awful than life itself…”

  5. alan

      A phrase went in search of a letter.

      A letter went in search of a writer.

      A cage went in search of a monster, who went in search of a mailbox.

  6. alan

      A phrase went in search of a letter.

      A letter went in search of a writer.

      A cage went in search of a monster, who went in search of a mailbox.

  7. Nathan (Nate) Tyree

      Beautiful

  8. Nathan (Nate) Tyree

      Beautiful

  9. michael j

      is that picture real?

  10. michael j

      is that picture real?