![]() ![]() And so, I was trying to get people to read in order by having them numbered, because I spend a great deal of time putting stuff in order. The other reason I did that is because I don’t read books in order, but I know I should. I just wanted them to be how they came to me, which was they kind of started as disembodied thoughts, and then they sort of developed and they didn’t have a title on them then. And so, I really didn’t want to have titles on each of these essays I felt it would be too guiding and that would get in the way. I feel like the title is this kind of sometimes annoying guide to what the writer is thinking about.Īnd I feel like, you know, I’d like to get rid of that sometimes. ![]() I’ve always loved that idea and I’ve tried it in stories, not titling them in other books. You know, when you’re in the museum and you see the painting that says Untitled, and then you just look at the painting and figure out what it is. Peter Orner: I’ll say this, I have been resentful of titles for a long time. ![]()
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