praise
“I’ve concentrated much of my reading here on howInconceivable Wilson is constructed, what the narrator’s obsessions are; and much of the pleasure I received from the book came from flowing along within its painterly atmosphere, its lyricism, its odd philosophical speculations. The novella’s incantatory qualities will sweep away attentive readers.” —John Madera, Big Other
“As mortals, we have no choice but to suffer through life, to face death. We do not choose to be born, yet we are inevitable. This feels inconceivable, yet there is no escaping our ultimate fate. As Wilson says: “I exist. I am existent. Exit. There is no exit.” Tyler’s wordplay insists there is no exit because life will always become life, recalling themes of reincarnation and the transfer of energies throughout a universal consciousness. This novella seems, then, to be a working Zen Buddhism, as Tyler has, in many ways, explored what the human psyche must undergo to achieve that personal nothingness while contemplating one’s own place in the world. We very much look forward to Tyler’s forthcoming works. . . .” —Eric Beeny, Gold Wake Press
about the author
J. A. Tyler has published nine books, numerous works in literary journals, and written many book reviews. He is also the founding editor of Mud Luscious Press.