Volume 2: from my monstrous self

The Sharp Knife of Forced Simplicity, Volume 2: from my monstrous self is being written entirely by hand, and should be completed by the [EDIT: whenever I'm finished with it!]

If Volume 1 was “What I Think,” then Volume 2 is “What I Feel.” This is the reason for it being entirely written by hand – at every step, from scribbled ideas to the final draft, there is only my pen on paper. No easy solution, no backspacing, no typefaces, no feedback. I have to go slowly and draw each word, and in that effort a truth comes to light that would otherwise be glossed over in the speed of typing. Each word, every letter, conveys more information in it’s form and structure than a font ever could. The final published book will (hopefully) be a scan of my final copy, so you can read it in my handwriting.

The result is a powerfully personal view of life, love, society and government, and all the rest of the random subjects that make this book series fun!

I’ll be posting sections that didn’t make it into the book as blog posts, under the title “Rejected.”