Catalog

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I have begun to name and catalog the different types of dark.
It helps.
Warm-dark, cave-dark, void-dark, womb-dark, sleep-dark,
Eros-dark, blank-dark, siege-dark,
and there is the anonymous dark that gets in your head
and behind your eyes and in your lungs and constricts your breathing;
curse-dark, which casts a heavy prolonged spell, a pall;
there is also lonely. Naming it doesn’t help, not in the same way.
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About John Biscello

Originally from Brooklyn, NY, writer, poet, performer, and playwright, John Biscello, has lived in the high-desert grunge-wonderland of Taos, New Mexico since 2001. He is the author of four novels, Broken Land, a Brooklyn Tale, Raking the Dust, Nocturne Variations, and No Man’s Brooklyn; a collection of stories, Freeze Tag, two poetry collections, Arclight and Moonglow on Mercy Street; and a fable, The Jackdaw and the Doll, illustrated by Izumi Yokoyama. He also adapted classic fables, which were paired with the vintage illustrations of artist, Paul Bransom, for the collection: Once Upon a Time, Classic Fables Reimagined. His produced, full-length plays include: LOBSTERS ON ICE, ADAGIO FOR STRAYS, THE BEST MEDICINE, ZEITGEIST, U.S.A., and WEREWOLVES DON’T WALTZ.
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7 Responses to Catalog

  1. robertcday's avatar robertcday says:

    You have a fascination for dark?

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    • Yes, but I specifically have a fascination with the relationship between light and shadow.

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      • robertcday's avatar robertcday says:

        That’s interesting. Have you been diagnosed?

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      • As a storyteller, seeker, and existentialist, yes πŸ™‚

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      • robertcday's avatar robertcday says:

        I’m almost sure that I saw a flash of humour there. πŸ™‚
        Storyteller I can identify with.
        Seeker too, to some extent (man hunt food … man find the border between light and darkness),
        Existentialist? Na-ah! Find that whole scene to be too dark and depressing. How many times does one need to watch the watcher watching the watcher (watching the watcher of the watcher of the watcher) before realising that it’s the watched that’s at the living end of the operation?
        How’s your day going, John? πŸ™‚

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      • Flash of humor, was indeed winking, my friend. Fool-child-clown spirit is where it’s at for me. As for my day, I feel like I’m being watched by some visually impaired watchmen and watchwomen who may or may not be in the crosshairs of someone else’s watching. But I jest, existentially πŸ™‚ Life is a beautiful affair. My day is good.

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      • robertcday's avatar robertcday says:

        Hahaha – humour suits you. πŸ™‚
        End of the working day here – life can only get better.

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