Category Archives: Dreaming on Paper

On Making a Small Splash

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Peter Selgin

Everything is a metaphor. The sharp edge of a knife, a shallow stream, that ache in your back or belly. Three days ago I bought a boat. A row boat, that’s what I wanted, but not one of those bulky aluminum … Continue reading →

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Master of the Touching Detail

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Peter Selgin

Beckett said of him, “More than anyone else he has the instinct for the touching detail.” Anyone who has read the works of Emmanuel Bove (1898 – 1945) would agree. This is especially the case with Bove’s first novel, Mes … Continue reading →

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A Lake of My Own

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Peter Selgin

Wednesday, August 1, Milledgeville, Ga. It’s about seven-thirty. I got up as usual at six, with the light from outdoors peeking in through gaps in my curtains and walked over to my desk at the perch of the loft, to … Continue reading →

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Writing vs. Painting

Posted on August 19, 2012 by Peter Selgin

I’m a lucky man. I paint, and I write. The two blessings seldom visit me simultaneously; usually I have to choose between them, like choosing between two lovers. One of those two lovers is of a sentimental and playful disposition, … Continue reading →

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