Uncertainty principle, statement that the position and the velocity of an object cannot both be measured exactly, at the same time, even in theory. The very concepts of exact position and exact velocity together have no meaning in nature. Werner Heisenberg first stated the principle in 1927.
— Read on www.britannica.com/science/uncertainty-principle
My notes and follow-ups from: Between the Covers with David Naimon, Tinhouse: Between the Covers Podcast, – 10/2/2023 podcast )
Lydia davis books and essays at Bookshop.org.
Our strangers by Lydia Davis – available at Bookshop.org and exclusively NOT available at The Large Internet Behemoth.
Quick notes:
All lit up .ca
Bookshop.org bookshop editions bypass Amazon
Essays one
Peter Bissell German she translated
Arthur Zee four translations
Chevalie of French gov
National book award
Whiting award
Man booker
Pen malimeatew
Guggenheim
Lanning literary prize
McArthur award
kirkus review
colum tobeen
Francine Prose authored an article on Lydia Davis, 25 years ago – BOMB Magazine | Lydia Davis. See also Lydia Davis’s Very Short Stories in The Atlantic: Lydia Davis’s Very Short Stories – The Atlantic
allie smith – guardian
Essay “Thirty Recommendations for Good Writing Habits” in Essays One – brevity; say less; write all you want on the first draft, then revise and edit.
short story authors: beckett; burnhardt; issac babel, grace paley; russell edson
Lydia Davis’ short story inspiration – Kafka, more closely/at-hand/accessibly to her: Russell Edson