Hi. Wes Hill sent me this way. I put my hands up to the ultimately non-noir logic of the book - I said to myself as I was writing it "This is more *blanche*! Or even *rose*!" But I seem to be stuck telling redemption stories, down to the Eucharistic logic of Barrow's last scene, so in the end I find I can't endorse the noir diagnosis of our squirming souls. Or at least, not the diagnosis without the medicine. Because I do, in fact, believe that there is something substantial and specific behind all the diverse masks that faith puts on. The gimpy Cardinal speaks for me in the novel, basically, Anglican though I am. Happy Christmas!
I like the challenge of writing a Eucharistic story in the noir style! Thanks very much for reading this ramble. I've put Cahokia on my 2024 best-of list.
Hi. Wes Hill sent me this way. I put my hands up to the ultimately non-noir logic of the book - I said to myself as I was writing it "This is more *blanche*! Or even *rose*!" But I seem to be stuck telling redemption stories, down to the Eucharistic logic of Barrow's last scene, so in the end I find I can't endorse the noir diagnosis of our squirming souls. Or at least, not the diagnosis without the medicine. Because I do, in fact, believe that there is something substantial and specific behind all the diverse masks that faith puts on. The gimpy Cardinal speaks for me in the novel, basically, Anglican though I am. Happy Christmas!
I like the challenge of writing a Eucharistic story in the noir style! Thanks very much for reading this ramble. I've put Cahokia on my 2024 best-of list.
I'm so pleased you like Cahokia Jazz as much as I did. So vivid, so evocative!