Patrick
@patmanhattan.bsky.social
I write essays at https://brightvoid.substack.com/
David Pinckney quote (from his essay on James Baldwin in NYRB recently):
“Language was a solution to a formal problem, the articulation of consciousness.”
I need to examine that more….
Language is a way to articulate consciousness.
Sounds pretty good, actually.
“Language was a solution to a formal problem, the articulation of consciousness.”
I need to examine that more….
Language is a way to articulate consciousness.
Sounds pretty good, actually.
November 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
David Pinckney quote (from his essay on James Baldwin in NYRB recently):
“Language was a solution to a formal problem, the articulation of consciousness.”
I need to examine that more….
Language is a way to articulate consciousness.
Sounds pretty good, actually.
“Language was a solution to a formal problem, the articulation of consciousness.”
I need to examine that more….
Language is a way to articulate consciousness.
Sounds pretty good, actually.
Albert Camus, and Simple Minds... oh my! open.substack.com/pub/brightvo...
Brilliant Days, Burning Gold
sunlight & synthesizers
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September 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Albert Camus, and Simple Minds... oh my! open.substack.com/pub/brightvo...
On language and grief...
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Do Not Read This Essay
Warning!
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August 12, 2025 at 1:33 AM
On language and grief...
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My latest essay looks at neo-noir films of the 80s & 90s. open.substack.com/pub/brightvo...
June 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
My latest essay looks at neo-noir films of the 80s & 90s. open.substack.com/pub/brightvo...