A State Of Unbelief... by Andrew Borgstrom
January 11, 2010 pearnoir 6 other publications
In A State of Unbelief and Hawthorn Blossoms, the möbian travelogues of our stereo speakers, Jack and Anne—twinned and entwined, calling out to one another, compelling us toward multiple, multilinear readings—shine queered light on a zone of symbols and superstitions, causality and improbability, creeping absurdity and sneaking hilarity. Orbiting a “Missouri” of Elks Clubs, Smirnoff, and Swisher Sweets, these dead ringers pass just enough familiar signposts on their serpentine ways to suggest their world might be our own, which may be Borgstrom’s greatest sleight of hand. With half-hearted apologies to rhyme and reason, we believe, steel ourselves, take the ride. Joseph Reed, co-editor of Caketrain Journal and Pres
In A State of Unbelief and Hawthorn Blossoms, the möbian travelogues of our stereo speakers, Jack and Anne—twinned and entwined, calling out to one another, compelling us towa...
