The Dark Thing

[Sojourner]

At 08:28 AM 9/15/97 -0700, Marlene McMullen wrote:
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>Someone on this list recommended ARC d'X by Steve Erickson before this
gender discussion arose [is arose] amongst us...I am enjoying it immensely,
and offer the following quote:
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>"When the blood stopped, after he'd taken her many times over the weeks
that followed, he didn't wash her with the rags anymore. It was the
hemorrhaging of his conscience to which Thomas tended.  If he couldn't
quite forgive the way he fucked her, he accepted it as the dark thing that
allowed him otherwise to be good."
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>[p.26., Owl Books version]
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ugh... my emotional response to that is one of horror.. but good
writing per se.  

i guess i have a lot of emotional involvement in all of this and as
such, will withdraw from the conversation.  i adhere to such a
strict gender equity tact that i can number on one hand people who
fully agree with me, and i do not expect to convert or even
change anyone's POV on this.

i think ill pop off to MOE and have a drink with Morrissey, the
only celeb i think which i share a commonality enough to
publicize these views.

oof

thanks for the quote btw dont want anyone misunderstanding
me -- i do thank you


	"Sundazed to the core
	 I never saw it before
	 it started up a Dark way.."

	    -BS