Lynette Mejía - The Persistence of Vision

Less Yapping, More Writing

Carinthia — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 14:10:39 +0000

Borrowed from Terri Windling’s excellent blog:

”I’ve never known a writer who didn’t feel ill at ease in the world. Have you? We all feel unhoused in some sense. That’s part of why we write. We feel we don’t fit in, that this world is not our world, that though we may move in it, we’re not of it. Different experiences in our lives may enforce or ameliorate that, but I think if they ameliorate it totally, we stop writing. You don’t need to write a novel if you feel at home in the world. We write about the world because it doesn’t make sense to us. Through writing, maybe we can penetrate it, elucidate it, somehow make it comprehensible. If I had ever found the place where I was perfectly at home, who knows what I would have done? Maybe I would have been a biologist after all.” – Andrea Barrett

In the Beginning Was the Word

Carinthia — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:30:52 +0000

But we fight for life,
we fight, they say, for breath,

so what good are your scribblings?
this–we take them with us

beyond death; Mercury, Hermes, Thoth
invented the script, letters, palette;

the indicated flute or lyre-notes
on papyrus or parchment

are magic, indelibly stamped
on the atmosphere somewhere;

forever; remember, O Sword,
you are the younger brother, the latter-born,

your Triumph, however exultant,
must one day be over,

in the beginning
was the Word.

-H.D., from The Walls Do Not Fall

A Review of “Copper and Steel”

Carinthia — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 14:33:18 +0000

Posted at Songs of Eretz:

“I’ll be pondering this one for a long time and discussing it with family and friends. A triumph!”

“Copper and Steel” now Live

Carinthia — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:37:55 +0000

Check it out at Daily Science Fiction.

New Story!

Carinthia — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:41:47 +0000

I’m happy to announce that my post-apocalyptic robot love story, “Copper and Steel,” will be published at Daily Science Fiction on Friday, March 1.

Things I (Ok, We) Planted This Weekend

Carinthia — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 04:21:36 +0000

Forsythia

Encore Azalea ‘Autumn Sundance’

Viburnum Suspensum

Camellia Sasanqua ‘Bonanza’

Carinthia — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:35:48 +0000

I love thunder, the kind that rattles windows and resonates deep in my bones. It’s proof of our insignificance; that we are, after all, very small players in a much larger story.

Another Four Years

Carinthia — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:15:54 +0000

I’m not gonna lie – Barack Obama disappointed me on many occasions during his first term; not because he was too liberal, but because, in my opinion, he wasn’t liberal enough. However, given the alternative, I’m glad he won reelection. I know it’s too much to hope that the Republican House will manage to reach across the aisle for the betterment of our country, but at least we won’t be actively moving backwards. A big congrats to Maryland and Maine as well, coming out (as it were) to support everyone’s right to love and marry whomever they want. All in all, a good night for America.

My New Favorite Song

Carinthia — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 13:24:09 +0000

I Will Wait

Carinthia — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 12:36:11 +0000

writers-block