happy anniversary numero fifteen to us !
A short story about a long story about a short story about our wedding day. A writer is invited to our wedding. She is famous for her perfected, very short stories. Later, as a gift to us, she writes a story about that day. Years later still, a composer known particularly for an aural mise-en-abyme, wherein he repeatedly records the recording of his own voice until any semblance of the original speech act “with perhaps the exception of rhythm” is destroyed, creates a similar composition based on this famous writer’s story about our wedding. I feel elated to be indirectly part of these accomplished artists’ works, but also I am fearful and am struck by profound wonder that these are based upon — and in the case of the composition also replicate — the erosion of one of my happiest memories. Selah.