Comments for Jedediah Berry

Comment on Odd Plots & Haunted Sentences by zoe

zoe — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:54:27 +0000

wow…. lucky, lucky umass! ‘all that is distanced from our rational attention…’
all the good stuff
well, i’ll just have to pretend i’m there. thanks for the reading list.

Comment on Odd Plots & Haunted Sentences by Jeffrey Carr

Jeffrey Carr — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:58:36 +0000

Sounds like something a Ray Bradbury or a Gabriel Garcia Marquez story could fit right into your class. Wish I could attend! I am going to pick up a few of the books from the reading list anyway.

Comment on Odd Plots & Haunted Sentences by Emily

Emily — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:01:21 +0000

Awesome!

Comment on Odd Plots & Haunted Sentences by jedediah

jedediah — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:39:21 +0000

Sure thing, Jeffrey. Here’s a bit from the official course description:

Italo Calvino characterized supernatural occurrences in fiction as appearing “freighted with meaning, like the revolt of the unconscious, the repressed, the forgotten, all that is distanced from our rational attention.” Beginning with the notion that the literature of the fantastic lends itself to subversive endeavors in regards to form and meaning, we will read widely across periods and geographies, seeking to identify and experiment with elements of the tradition, from the level of the sentence out to story. Among our topics of interest: obliquity, ambiguity, phantasm, and dream; ghosts, doppelgängers, lacunae, monsters.

Comment on Odd Plots & Haunted Sentences by Jeffrey Carr

Jeffrey Carr — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:59:54 +0000

How about a deeper description of the class you will be teaching? I like the selection. Much appriciated!

Comment on Upcoming Events by jedediah

jedediah — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:56:18 +0000

Hi, Madailui. Thanks for reading “Inheritance.” I’m not sure that the piece has been analyzed in detail anywhere, but if you have any specific questions about it, I can try to answer them. Feel free to email me at the address on the about page.

Comment on Upcoming Events by Madailui

Madailui — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:54:16 +0000

Hi..
My name is Madailui, I’m from Romania and I’ve recently read your short story, ‘Inheritance’. What is it about? I don’t know why, but it intrigued me. Where can I found more information about the symbolism in the story?

Comment on On Not Riding a Bicycle by jedediah

jedediah — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:22:09 +0000

Thanks so much, Zoe! Very generous of you. I’m more excited than ever to be doing this, what with all these fine folks supporting me.

As for the new work: I’ll have to give that some thought. I think I have your email address around here somewhere…

Comment on On Not Riding a Bicycle by zoe

zoe — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:47:36 +0000

that’s a fantastic cause…i will follow the link and donate
thanks!
ps…any hopes of a little peak at your new work…?

Comment on Umbrellas Across America, Part Two by Jason Zenobia

Jason Zenobia — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:01:28 +0000

I enjoyed the Manual of Detection immensely and I am delighted to find The Third Archive.
I ride my bike to work even through the long, cold, wet monsoon here (some of the natives refer to as “winter.”) Can’t wait to try it with an umbrella.
Looking forward to your next book and your next trip to Portland.
Jason Zenobia
2214 NE 40th Ave
Portland, OR 97212