Novels & Short Stories

The long novel, in it's intricate and detailed reinterpretation of life as it is, as it is perceived to have been or could possibly be, is anti-life in the sense that it seeks to impose the will of a single mind on all those who read, by making the story function as an independent, autonomous expression; the antithesis of what it means to be a part of this world or even the smallest community.  The short story on the other hand, in its open and loose framework, allows every reader to impose his or her own will into the story interpretting those "empty" spaces, thus creating their own unique story through their subjective perception.  Humans, if separated from this continuum of collected history, some of which is still fresh enough to maintain it's meaning and significance, some of it devoid of any culturally significant content thus making it a dead imposition on man, would make and impart new meaning onto their life and world around them; and it is this element that is specifically human.  Picking and choosing; a removal of those impediments to fresh and contemporary human expression is necessary for a humane society and for works to function as an extension and expression of that humanity.