Daily Archives: September 11, 2011

In “Stitch Bitch”, Shelley Jackson makes the point that experiences and stories are best served non-linear and that the “future” lies in this kind of storytelling through hyperlinks. While her references and the term “hypertext” sound laughable today, her point … Continue reading →

Shelly Jackson’s Stich Bitch left me scratching my head and all jazzed about Hypertext at the same time. This difficult-to-follow piece navigates in and around the subject of linear and non-linear writing. Amusingly enough the piece seemed to be fairly linear … Continue reading →

Gah — what the heck do I write about Stitch Bitch? Holy cow…I’m just all sorts of confused and feeling quite dumb seeing that my classmates have posted some pretty heady blog entries on this reading. I was having trouble … Continue reading →

Oh the mounting confusion that has been my weekend, a special thanks to Shelley Jackson.  ‘Stitch Bitch’ is the perfect homage to Jackson’s favorite style of writing “impure, improper and disorienting”.  Yet delving into the thoughts of another often is … Continue reading →

Stitch Bitch is exactly what Shelley Jackson says she loves; writing that is “impure, improper, and disorienting. Her writing on hypertext not only intrigued me, confused me, but also got me to think about originality. Not only do Internet sites … Continue reading →

Shelly Jackson’s ideas seem to be a bit before there time. She wrote, Patchwork Girl, a hypertext electronic fiction work in 1995. This is long before the e-reader’s moment in the spotlight. Patchwork Girl is available as a cd you … Continue reading →

“Every crank with a web page can put forward whatever crack-potpourri she pleases.” –Shelley Jackson, “Stitch Bitch” And here I am to prove that gem. Shelley Jackson took that piece in so many directions that I’m not sure where to … Continue reading →

Jackson presents a pretty solid outline of nonlinear narrative in Stitch Bitch.  She explains it in a less-than-linear manner, which aids her in her explanation of the facets of nonlinear narrative. Non-linear narratives have the unique ability of being able … Continue reading →

Stitch Bitch by Shelley Jackson was a very interesting way how to present a narrative and idea. The little episodes of narration are tight and self-contained and do not require any other part to understand what is being said. I … Continue reading →