griddles & grill pans
griddle talk a yeer uv bill n carol dewing brunch
for 52 weeks bill bissett and carol malyon met for brunch and conversation at the golden griddle in toronto . br this sustained conversational encounter between carol malyon who writes within the objective bounds of standard english usage and bill bissett one of contemporary writings most exotic practitioners working with the visual forms of language in his own non hierarchic phonetic orthography produces as if by accident invariably astonishing social moral and ethical critical insights . each of these writers particular uses of language the most radically different in contemporary literature consistently foregrounds and interrogates the cultural origins of common perceptions that too often remain hidden and undiscovered in the dictionaries we search for common meaning proof positive that each persons perception of lifes most fundamental questions and answers is almost never shared and is always and only ever subject to translation even among those who share the same language . br here is what they talked about br trouble and the self br what is forever br does belonging exist br luck and life br we need not hold our experiences against life br is there a script br the role of mysteries in peoples lives br time br free will and wider wiring br families br god & or the loved one and individual freedom br mortality and the jigsaw puzzle of replicating a parent in a lover br why shoulds are no good br delusional relationships br the chemistry metaphor br censorship and propaganda br true love br fact or fiction wheres the line br do we invent everything we go through br is rationality a costume br can we influence larger book sales br maybe we all want to move to sweden br just for today im confused about religion br tax reform br predictability br stage fright br carol what is it br them br know thyself and the writers delusions br wondering what about the stars and our friends br childhood versus later on br real life does it really exist br all those prayers where are they going exactly br meaninglessness br time and relativity br each day we wake up and realize theyve given us another day br everything is answered br the questions in our lives the balance and whats peripheral br dogs give unconditional love why cant people br