Zhou Yu’s Train
by J.A. Pak
Are we like a poem, a short hand of words curtained together, evoking a mood, but in the end, impenetrable? We follow the clues to our lover's heart and what we find isn't him at all but ourselves. We fill every part of his life, every part of his past and even become his other loves. Do we fall in love to find ourselves, and if we do, feel betrayed and run away?
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"Zhou Yu's Train" is an excerpt from my novella So Easy To Love. A kind of film essay, "Zhou Yu" is my response to the movie of the same name. You can see a movie poster here: http://pinterest.com/pin/263179171944523682/ .
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Hi J.A., love the excerpt. Is this a work in progress or can I read the novella somewhere? I'm thrilled to see writing that's asking questions about love and the self.
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Hi Roberto, thanks so much! The novella is complete and I've been showing it as a series of blog posts here: http://theblognovella.blogspot.com/2009/03/prolegomenon-getting-fired.html
Curious, insightful, provoking.
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Thanks so much, James. Love your adjectives.
Very nice. *
such insight and balance here. wonderful.
James and Jen, thanks so much.
Gorgeous sinewy mind twists. *
Wonderful comment, Beate! Poem in itself. Thanks!
The first line of this excerpt is priceless. Magical word-weaving. And you follow it with a koan. *
Thank you, Chris! Love is the ultimate koan, isn't it?