derek white
Roundtrip Ways to Work
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Manhattan is a circuit. When I
commute I am an anonymous electron flowing through the gridwork with the
millions of other interacting particles—through the motherboard of NYC. Each
particle has its own agenda and seemingly random and separate path, but
together they comprise a whole. When we are embedded in this circuit, it is
sometimes hard for us to see it.
Proof of Parking |
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In L.A., your vehicle is your
identity. When in LA, my frustration with valet parking runs deeper than just
the sheer inconvenience, but the underlying implications around the lack of
freedom of choice and mobility. When I tried to run inside a deli for two
seconds to grab a bagel, I came outside and my rental car was gone.
Pangaea |
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This was written before I moved to NY,
and was fascinated with the idea of NYC being a microcosmic macrocosm akin to
the mythical super-continent of Pangaea. The formatting reflects New York’s
vertical, rather than horizontal, expansion.
derek white’s writings have been recently
published or are forthcoming in aught, generator, DIAGRAM, sendecki, perspektive,
xtant, café irreal and snow monkey.
His chapbook Mining in the Black
Hills is forthcoming from linguablanca. He currently works as a producer for pressplay in nyc and
can be found on the Web at www.sleepingfish.net. these three pieces in rife deal with various aspects of the
metaphysics of urban living. |
