mannered. He seeks perfection in each of his pieces and wants
them to seem stumbled upon, organic, natural. I think he's
achieved his goal. Most of his work does look like a snapshot
of a story, like you turned the corner and found this strange
thing waiting. His work also makes me think of a perpetual
Wonderland, only for adults. It's beautiful, melancholy, a bit
off pitch in a haunting way. (Via the Extra Finger)
On another note, I've posted before about how Ray Bradbury
advises writers to make word lists of the things that make you
drunk on life - nouns coupled with verbs or adjectives that give
you this special feeling, a feeling that you can then
communicate to readers in a story. Mackey's list of precious
feelings is as follows:
1. Scotch and water
2. The seashore and glockenspiels (like xylophones)
3. Sunlight on rough seas
4. Rose-flavored things and coffee
5. Around-the-house clothes
Hopefully you've been keeping your list up too.
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