Ish Klein from H_NGM_N #9 ::

Writing:  What?  I write what I think is happening.  The factors that have shaped my consciousness are what I try to know.  If a person doesn’t know what is influencing them, how will know if they are seeing reality clearly?   Not knowing one’s influences can lead to difficulty.   Maybe someone is  addicted to the enchanted forest and  the forest is a trap?  Maybe they’ll find it hard to leave even if they want to because their fantasies have shaped their brain to work against their progress.  It makes sense to me to seek the truth within a context of forgiveness.  This way you don’t burn in regret or hatred;  I’m saying this because it was a problem that I had as a young person.

I am prone to be avoidant but truth seeking means that I have to avoid avoidance.   One leaves fantasy land to give a hand to a sick friend, for instance.  Or to give a hand to your sick self, stuck in a tree in a lost world…  I think writing should make a person more capable of facing their life.

Pick up Ish’s book UNION! from Canarium Books.  It’s beautiful.