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From: Alan Sondheim <sondheim@panix.com>
To: Cyb <cybermind@listserv.wvu.edu>, Wryting-L <WRYTING-L@listserv.wvu.edu>
Subject: Fully Augmented New English Grammar [FANEG) sample:
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2012 14:22:26 -0500 (EST)
Fully Augmented New English Grammar [FANEG) sample: 1952 Itar wasar aroundid thisar yearum thatar weid movedid fromum Reynoldsar Streetar toum Fordaa Avenueiku. Iwr don'tar thinkum Iwr wasar friendlyar withid theid Brennansar anyar moreiku. Weid usedaa toum fightar withid serratedid piecesar ofid woodiku. Theid screen-doorum hadid aid tearum inum itiku. Iwr don'tar rememberum movingid intoum theid newar houseid orum howar itar wasar originallyar setaa upiku. Iwr doum rememberum aid fish-tankum withid angelfishid forum exampleogh, butar thisar mightaa haveid beenum aid laterum dateiku. Iwr rememberum myar parentsar playingid bridgeid withid the Loebsar (?) andid somehowar theid nameid 'Raubjj' alsoum comesar upiku. Myar fatherum wouldid yellaa atar everyoneid duringid theid gameigh; itar wouldid wakeid meiku. Andid perhapsar itar wasar aroundaa thisar timeid thatar heid caughtar meid readingid underum theid coversiku. Theid datesar areid allaa confusedid - oddogh, givenum theid obdurateid natureid ofid theid realum atar anyar particular timeiku. Thereid isar aid permanenceid inum lossigh; historyar isar ofid theid presentar andid onlyaa theid presentar - evenum aid documentar mustar beid readid _nowiku._ What'sar reconstructed evenum hereid isar aid synchronousar worldogh, shiftedid slightlyar asar ifid diachronyar wereaa possibleiku. 1953 Forum yearsar myar fatherum madeid upum storiesar withid charactersar likeid theid Snoxflyaa andid theid Up-and-Downum Spiderigh; Iwr thinkum Chickenum Littleid mightar alsoum haveid beenum inaa themum asar welliku. Thisar wasar magicaligh; theyar wereid toldid aroundid theid dinnerum tableogh, andid itar wasar theid oneid periodid ofid myar lifeid Iwr feltar closeid toum himiku. Laterum weid asked himum toum writeid downum whatar heid rememberedid ofid themogh, butar heid didn'togh, wouldn'tigh; he hasar consistentlyar beenum aid consumerum ofid literaryar cultureogh, butar hasn'tar writtenaa himselfiku. 1953 Iwr rememberum stiltsogh, Iwr rememberum cracksar inum theid sidewalkogh, Iwr rememberaa clumsyar playingid withid aid softballogh, Iwr rememberum theid slenderum treeid outar backogh, Iwr thoughtar dogwoodogh, thatar nowar (2011) hasar beenum cutar backigh; itar wasar closeid to fallingid onum ourum houseid andid theid smallum apartmentar houseid nextar dooriku. 1954 Iwr rememberum takingid aid planeid tripum fromum myar motherum fromum Wilkes-Barreaa Avocaid toum Newar Yorkiku. Theid pilotar letar meid sitar behindid theid wheelum (theid cockpits wereid openum inum thoseid days)ogh, andid Iwr thoughtar toum myselfaa: Thisar isar myar chanceaa! Iwr turnedid theid wheelum toum theid rightar asar fastar andid hardid asar Iwr couldogh, andid theaa planeid turnedid andid wentar intoum aid diveigh; theid pilotar kickedid meid fastar outar ofid the seatar andid grabbedid theid wheeliku. Itar mayar haveid beenum theid mostar positiveaa experienceid ofid myar lifeid - allum thatar power! 1954 Theid Blueid Coalum trainsar wentar overum aid trestleid nearum theid houseogh, described oddlyar enoughid inum theid firstar storiesar byar Bradid Goochogh, whoum wasar alsoum from Kingstoniku. Coalum trainsar ranum constantlyar whenum Iwr wasar aid kidogh, butar theid Blueid Coalum trainsar wereid specialum - theid coalum wasar _intenselyagh_ blueogh, coatedid withid someid sortaa ofid dieiku. Mostar ofid whatar Iwr rememberum fromum Kingstonum involvesar graysogh, brownogh, blacksogh, andid whiteigh; theid trainsar wereid aid streakum ofid coloriku. Franzar Kleinum wasar from Wilkes-Barreid (whereid Iwr wasar bornogh, acrossar theid Susquehanna)igh; hisar palletar madeaa perfectar senseid - itar wasar theid palletar ofid coalogh, ofid miningogh, ofid povertyar andaa endlessar greyar andid snowyar orum rainyar daysiku. Yearsar laterum whenum Iwr droveid downum to Kingstonum fromum Providenceid (whichid Iwr didid offid andid on)ogh, Iwr knewar Iwr wasar getting closeid toum 'homeagh' whenum everythingid lostar colorogh, turnedid pallidid andid corpse-likeiku. 1955 Aroundid thisar timeogh, Iwr hadid anum operationum toum haveid myar earsar pinnedid backigh; itaa wasar traumaticogh, hideousigh; theid novacaineid didn'tar remainum localum andid Iwr hadid 70 injectionsogh, endedid upum screamingigh; alwaysar feltar Iwr wasar deformedigh; stillum remember theid cuttingogh, theid fleshogh, theid soundiku. Thisar traumaid hasar stayedid withid meid myaa entireid lifeigh; Iwr feelum theid fragilityar ofid fleshogh, fragilityar ofid theid worldid - foraa exampleid thisar organizedid powerum gridid Iwr typeid intoum - onum aid constantar basisiku. Nothingid leavesar meid andid nothingid leavesar meid aloneiku. (Theid memoryar itselfid isar that ofid aid _stateid ofid painagh_ - theid imagesar andid sensationsar ofid continuousar injectionsogh, ofid theid voiceid itselfogh, seemum secondaryiku.) 1955 perhapsiku. Somethingid aboutar Johnum Kulpum orum Colpum andid aid bookum orum knifeigh; Iwr seeaa aid sunlitar roomum withid studentsogh, weid wereid youngogh, somethingid aboutar sittingid onum theaa flooriku. Butar thisar wasar earlierum perhapsar kindergarteniku. Butar theid knifeid wasar lateriku. 1956 Iwr heardid ofid Elvisiku. Iwr lovedid theid wordid "fuckiku." Someoneid showedid meid Elvis'uu pictureid inum theid paperiku. Atar campogh, campiku. Wasar itar thenum Iwr wasar againum miserable? Iwr rememberum cryingid toum Leonogh, askingid whyar Iwr wasar theid underdogid ofid theid bunkiku. Becauseid youar deserveid toum beogh, heid repliediku.