your family of origin, the past, people, stuff. you never know what will keep my interest. i was obsessed with linoleum for a while.
"Three years ago my wife left this place. All the pictures she hung and the decorations she did are still around. Sometimes late at night on the phone she says she might come back. She says her condition is one of constant pain. She’s been in constant pain in St. Louis, Fayetteville, Arkansas, and Mobile. A guy in Fayetteville called me one night at one o’clock. He said, “Who’s this, is this the authentic Ellsworth?†Lots of people were in the room he was in and I could hear they thought my name was funny. “You know what I just did with your wife, Ellsworth?†said this guy. “What I did was get in an Ellsworth costume and have sex with her – har har har,†said the guy. “Why’re you calling me?†I said. “I loathe her and don’t give a spit for her career. She was something I screwed and nagged me into marriage. I’ll tell you what I’ll do for you, however. My name is Ellsworth and I don’t know what yours is, but I don’t like this laughter about my name. You and me, phone person. Just give me your name and I’ll be in Fayetteville to take care of your number.†“Wonderful, wonderful,†said the guy. “We knew you’d be like that.†You could hear my wife among the tittering. Actually it tore the last shred out of my bosom. I don’t love her, but she was mine, and I don’t want anybody else to, either. She knows that, that’s why she called. She wants me to join her in constant pain."-From Barry Hannah's "Constant Pain in Tuscaloosa"
music's good
best viewed in the widescreen format
i've read a few