G.C. Waldrep

In the Epoch of Bronze

In the Epoch of Bronze In the Epoch of Bronze

We make the time pass. See, the devices laid out on the long tables, such ingenuity. This is the wave offering, this the heave offering. Waves of earth passing over you, into histo…

Jan 12, 2021 / Books & the Arts / G.C. Waldrep

Trade Deficit Trade Deficit

Do you have any friends, the darkness asks, and for a moment you're surprised: you expected salt, maybe, or terror. China has some wisdom to offer on this point: Learn how to make a lot of things that are basically useless and also a few things that matter, then flood the markets. The trick is that once the markets are flooded, you must create new markets. Darkness does this all the time, knocking at your door: Do you have any mercy, it asks, any weapons, any sugar, any stone.

Sep 9, 2009 / Books & the Arts / G.C. Waldrep

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