Desire in Search of an Object: Spectacle and Longing in the Art of Paul Pfeiffer
By Visual Art Issue 122
When a desire remains unfulfilled—when, for example, our viewing of a televised sporting event is interrupted—our frustration can create a sense of discomfort or longing, directing our focus toward the presence and intensity of desire itself.
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By Short Story Issue 86
The following is an excerpt from The Lazarus Kid, the third novel in a series that includes The Monk Downstairs and The Monk Upstairs (both from HarperOne). And what I say unto you, I say unto all: Watch. —Mark 13:37 YOU HAD TO PICK your battles with thirteen-year-olds. If you fought about everything,…
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