Category Archives: LITERATURE

Beyond story and beyond the provocation of ideas, there is the thought of the author’s choice of the medium of hypertext to present this novel.  I can say that it suits the story theme perfectly, as there are layers and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Once again I ran instead of walking through this field of story.  Even as I follow a linear path, the sideroads lure me outward and away.  Two things have me convinced that even with my rather timid profile and a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

There’s some beautiful writing here and I’m been waiting for a particularly dramatic section that didn’t reveal too much of plot. (Ham on movement) I made my move without regret.  I drifted the outskirts and made my way to the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Noticing that my response to this novel has been very positive, I feel it necessary to make clear that the author, Steve Ersinghaus, is one whom I consider a friend, and this reading and commentary is on a download that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Ersinghaus has given us Ham’s opinion of what is both metaphor and theme of his story: (Ham on relations) How do I know that the pool is bottomless and why would I choose a pool of water other than for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’ve been taken up by story, medium, and intricacy of ideas, but I’ve always reviewed books from a writing perspective, and not really as reviews, but as ahah! notes or sometimes, a notable disappointment in plot or style. Ersinghaus’ writing … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Hypertext notwithstanding, there are more layers of story here that are open to readers beyond my own level of scientific knowledge, or in fact, beyond my level of experience in any of the areas upon which the novel touches. That … Continue reading → Continue reading →

For the first time I’ve come across a link that seems to have brought me into a different story altogether.  As Ham and Pen drive cross country, there is a bridge to Ham’s past relevant to their conversation.  But from … Continue reading → Continue reading →

A nice thing about this hypertext is the way Ersinghaus uses minor characters to reinforce a character, an episode, a question that remains unanswered. By following some of the links within a textbox, we are provided some conversation that took … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Well so much for comfort and security here.  I feel much as Ham must have felt in the woods.  The author has slipped his hand away, trusting me to have made the right choices.  Without realizing he’s gone–or ever had … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Ersinghaus is extremely adept at finding the perfect simile to express an image.  In his choice he may be taking into account not only the item but the setting or environment of story, as it adds to the scene by … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’m not sure whether it’s pure determination or whether Steve Ersinghaus has managed to make the reading of hypertext nearly pleasurable for me, but I do not seem to be having the frustrations that I’ve had with prior readings of … Continue reading →

While I may be stubbornly clinging to my own perception of Ham, it does appear that as he matures there is still that substitution of physics and string theory that I visualize as a safety net holding all that he … Continue reading → Continue reading →