Speakfeel Part II

speakfeel 2

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Opulent tidiness switched daffodils afresh rexine zoom excruciating caper poked doyley biscuit satrap cress dwindling centre toasted friable rust myopic clogs entomic mating crash idiotic nets swayed daubing mope bleeding fight dash board robe dog action bang milestone oiling jet hub rattling penny quack word and berry round dabbling husk bloater vetted cash lacked punch undulating nutty hop quail viola toy yacht made pride against nettle idol review weekly fairy promontory lightened frail gangway rippled sonic sojourn civil verified lake tit acrobatic chrysalis rot ontological breath arctic imp curling spinal pain irritates nerve lurching from lying up intellect duped insufflate meandering hostility yob hew draw ward waft rack dun anguish slop hovel velvet trampoline hooks blistered slipping brush foible desk codex saw driver flame pomegranate tuft moody bolt tiepin yelp carnal noise fountain drying terrapin colour nurse pint fellow hat cot puddle tarpaulin diffident omission levitating west rut maximise trails enveloped gender simulated felony potash credit plight frozen parenthetically angled rapier effluent trench hop extra thong endearing tub idyllic crash ablaze left lacquer yeast stop

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Carve retina douce cerebellum view frenetic quagmire obliterate envy eviscerate copse scraping queens dashboard revanchism and cultured punishment uncle nuance cretin tree urethra radio eccentricity brachyocephalic placenta folded rotten curve lashing rebuttal reset twirling retardation your fried auricle boasted poaching big ermine piper cannibals evasiveness posse iguana fallopian rexist Armenian otter brevity tied earthquake looped staple decrepit rattlesnake backing obelisk raven reward ape squealing deck frisky goat humping jokes lined unseen varicose buds dallying organs quiz bakelite turbot cream barrel occharina plum toasted omelette mitten arrant top offer obliterate vineleaves redoubtable disc fretting gremlins lemur dust roubles bag radar outside yearning bard fury treasure heaped egg untruly rapine treatment febrile grunt olfactory fumes grit ashes swift harnessed cavernous milk nut bleeding oddity light trellis whisky caravel view wounds antipathetic cast duodenal tainted autopsy riot kitten recipe emetic python jolt barrel nubile order tarbrush gravy topaz minority imprint plover triumphant lumber nugget carbon rest

Dolichocephalic coloratura herbal ninepin regarded as asthmatic education verisimilitude crocidolite burden hour tisiphone goat cockatoo elvanite mumps plaudits washing daub lens foiled draughty carapace tint blotch quip lesion beacon braced wholly grilled toccata pinned poignantly trumpet favour oasthouse death alarm buffalo tipple whacking coil brood myxolidian simony confute stethoscope hoyden prang extrapolating inlays quince doubloons refined crabs freckled jumpers banality excess exodus lust

Subject crime sock dangling menopause exacerbates twee razors away lurking font plesiosaurus quincux lugworm broken omnivorous junket rippling endgames nesting navies herbalist tops icing crown hindsight hedgehog bouncing Listerine dysentery turbine empiricism oleate parsimony trapped monocles hapless torment cretinous pulp acrimony ablutions tried waving enough monotheistic araldite temperature dwelt arch criminality presence fearfully awash alacrity pointed altimeter horse telegraph hartebeest stability truncated mellowing timber dexterity peeling fragile tinge opportune ferries stabbed garter touch instigation inanity Bunsen competence across intellect harpy prong talisman inebriated dropsy potato rendition spluttering away

Petulant satellite oppresses web beech wedding indented entrée parboiled curse eye retired casemate frolic wobbling cavity buckled diaspora cornucopia unkempt tear cud fruit insipid nails woven moss pyrex elver boar truculence re-enactment rewound viewed sentences wet uvula tarantula honeypoint alkali honorarium magazine flogged gale official aphid spread weirdly accessible repine deuced unfit etcetera instil race tweezers iced umbilical quinquireme pneumonia leapt starfish hovel gyroscope inert ravishing engross scullion balked easel inauguration merchantable neophyte handmade pother quid humdinger complete demise kleptomaniac ecumenical plasterer white primer strapped sacrilege duped fur gannet humping jelly hell knapsack limbo monophasic argument reviling moustache newt bank moratorium limping poorly foible barley winch curled ambulance never rattled aggressive dungeon brought about openness direct expiry vitiated barking ongoing flesh womb viscosity omnivorous dampometer gorgon symmetry punt hypnosis gait roe thaw questor armoury cantankerous rabble gulch quartz elderberry exclaiming fennel untie wizened blood corpulent vortex onions pendant snub archaeopteryx gulping waistline venomous risotto tangling whale armadillo crept poignantly grist weeping so maybe I’ve done it all and rather limply now syntax has run out

David Russell
Pic Claire Palmer

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Speakfeel Introduction

This is a linguistic experiment – and attempt to expand random word association to the volume of a novella. By the very nature of a living mind undertaking it, such an attempt is bound to fail at a literal level. No progression of words can be totally, ultimately random. There is no single word without association with others, even if it is only having letters of the alphabet in common. Likewise, no word can emerge to articulation without a contextual stimulus.

That stimulus forms a focal point for the utterer’s desire to find a new, ostensible blank word – and a response, in his mind, memory or emotions, which will relate to that word. Any such response must relate, at some level, to what the subject has previously read, spoken or written. No reminiscences, no rational or emotional responses can be entirely divorced from a lifelong background of text, which is integral to articulation.

There is, necessarily, an extremely complex spatial and temporal relationship between anyone’s experiences, thoughts, desires and memories – and those texts to which they relate for purposes of clarification. Some things we read impress us deeply, registering indelible impressions, both consciously and unconsciously. They are sometimes subject to instant, even literal, recall in the context of an intense experience. Things expressed, heard or read in childhood or adolescence can retain their power throughout a person’s life.

There is also much textual matter of middle depth with which we flesh out, and elaborate on, our central points. In addition to this, there is a huge shallow area of text which amuses, relieves tension and so forth. We tend to dismiss this as ephemeral, and exclude it from our higher levels of thought. But we cannot keep objective tags on all channels of our subconscious. Shallows may be channels with access to depths. In ‘small talk’, apparent vacuities of speech are perpetuated to sustain oral fluency and, consciously or not, to keep the faculties alert – keep the ears open, to something significant which may unexpectedly crop up. Sometimes just one key word can change the pitch of any communication.

For me, there is a essential parity between an intense experience and a fully articulated idea – say in book form. Intensity can be frozen and perpetuated by the labours of composition, though these, in transit, in progress, may seem to deaden feeling. Likewise sustained traumas, lasting for years, have ‘high pressure’ moments of maximum intensity.
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My contention is that a sustained attempt at randomness could produce an utterance every bit as profound and significant as the highest statements of rationality, and the most delicate heights of poetry and verbal imagery. Structures, for me, are endemic. They have the ultimate resilience of life and sanity, and will assert themselves ever more strongly after a concerted attempt to undermine, undercut and destroy them. They can discover and enter labyrinths of imagery and, with the help of some perspective and afterthought, express scientific truths.

I admit to having exercised a degree of control and premeditation to keep up the closest possible approximation to pure randomness. Any word I have used could fit into an easy, facile, literal set of associations – mainly syntactically neat and tidy, in the form of a sentence. If I cut this process short after each word or short phrase, and make myself think (or change my level of articulation), I can stumble on a process of association infinitely deep, wide-ranging and subtle. Obviously some words will recur – when I have lost any conscious impression of their presence earlier in the script. If they do – and if, retrospectively, their contexts are compared, their significance may have expanded in many areas.

Of its essence, attempted randomness must be all-embracing. It cannot exclude any part of speech or any inflections, so it will be rich in syntactical and innuendo potential. Where verbs have volunteered themselves, they often appear in present indicative or fragmented participle forms. This phenomenon helps to feed the laborious process of composition with energy, revitalizing some substantives and qualifiers in danger of going limp. The present participle proclaims continuity: it both reflects and stimulates the mind racking itself, keeping up concentration to find the next world. The past participle gives any communication a sense of temporal ambiguity, reflecting that fact that every word has potential for flashback. It represents a further ambivalence – between the active and the passive voices. This mirrors the non-dichotomisable interplay between active and passive elements in thought and language. Written articulation is partly a filter, a passive repository, for humanity’s cumulative, collective experiences and statements. The more a writer gets lost, the more s/he finds total humanity. Where crosswords and wordgames titillate and scratch surfaces, let this work get to the earth’s core.

David Russell

 


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