Daily Archives: September 10, 2011

Will non-linear writing catch on?

Shelley Jackson’s Stitch Bith: The Patchwork Girl explores non-linear writing and hypertext. With the evolution of technology and e-readers becoming so popular, it begs the question, will the form of non-linear writing catch on? Non-linear writing is not a new idea. I remember reading … Continue reading

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“Who?” “What?”

…My initial thoughts while reading Stitch Bitch- The patchwork girl.  This tangled web of words had my brain churning trying to figure out the purpose of the piece.  At some point, I stopped trying to interpret the piece and started … Continue reading

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Seams of a New Adventure

After reading and rereading Stitch Bitch, the part I actually started to understand was the introduction. Shelley Jackson was referencing that she could be confused with Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein. Both works, Frankenstein and Patchwork Girl, take parts … Continue reading

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We don’t know what we don’t know

Just last week I was suggesting that instead of defaulting to a doomsday approach when discussing the transitions from old to new media, we should be embracing the exciting new creations that arise as a result of emerging forms of … Continue reading

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