Eternal Return

Ask yourself where you want to spend eternity. Consider eternity as noun and as a verb. Go into a bare room, a void sanctum of intimate dimensions, and sit with yourself, allowing eternity to feather outward as a flood. Notice how eternity, as a flood, does not fill the room, nor drown you. Repeat this exercise every day for a week straight, each time choosing a slightly smaller room, a progression toward deeper intimacy. When the seven days are up, consider eternity as a noun and as a verb. Consider the rooms you have left behind. Imagine yourself sitting in the rooms, and absent from the rooms. Tell yourself a vacant room is a dream. Tell yourself you sitting in a room is a dream. Forget eternity as a noun or as a verb, rid yourself of grammar altogether. Write a story about your experiences.

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About John Biscello

Originally from Brooklyn, NY, novelist, poet, performer, playwright and filmmaker, John Biscello, has lived in the high-desert grunge-wonderland of Taos, New Mexico since 2001. He is the author of six novels, Broken Land, a Brooklyn Tale, Raking the Dust, Nocturne Variations, No Man’s Brooklyn, The Last Furies, and No One Dreams in Color; 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 plays have been staged and performed both nationally and internationally.
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