This had me gripped right from the start - for the first few paragraphs I felt like I was reading a Donald Barthelme or Lydia Davis story. Also, as a fellow insomniac with loud neighbours, I sympathise with your plight.
Just saw Nosferatu last night, and the question of nightmares (and what constitutes 'horror') is on my mind -- your neighbor's unidentifiable task sounds horrific. Is it still going on?? I hope you've gotten some sleep since this post!
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This had me gripped right from the start - for the first few paragraphs I felt like I was reading a Donald Barthelme or Lydia Davis story. Also, as a fellow insomniac with loud neighbours, I sympathise with your plight.
Thank you! It’s an extremely kind comparison and “Barthelmean” was the word in my mind as I wrote it
Just saw Nosferatu last night, and the question of nightmares (and what constitutes 'horror') is on my mind -- your neighbor's unidentifiable task sounds horrific. Is it still going on?? I hope you've gotten some sleep since this post!
I wish more essays on Substack were like this one.
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