Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Forgiving Claggart

We wear our blazer
easily, in here.










His words stung me. Every criticism seemed irrefutable if previously unsuspected. It was true I loved my characters ..


















Edmund White
The Beautiful Room is Empty
Knopf, 1988©





2 comments:

  1. One is most heartened that you are now recovered from said Claggart's administrations. Whatever became of him?

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  2. Raw sentiment, plus the recurrence of blue fashion! I found one couldn't like this picture as much as I do, and hold painful recollections at the same time. :)

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