{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/662778f0fd63ca0012579399/678cc2ead186489b14caf476?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A longing for transcendence with a certain style","description":"<p>A collection of fictional writings that break the traditional rules of storytelling leads us into a consideration of how writing might be used for magical purposes.</p><p><br></p><p>The book, this episode, is: John Foxx, <em>The Quiet Man: Short Stories by John Foxx</em> (London: Rocket 88 Books, 2020).</p><p><br></p><p>See also: Mark Fisher, <em>Ghosts of My Life: Writings on Depression, Hauntology and Lost Futures</em> (Winchester, UK: Zero Books, 2014).</p><p><br></p><p>Listen to John Foxx reading his story “The Marvellous Notebook” (among others) at: <a href=\"https://tinyurl.com/yr46a2y6\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://tinyurl.com/yr46a2y6</a> (bandcamp.com, accessed January 2025).</p><p><br></p><p>To support the podcast, buy me a coffee at <a href=\"https://ko-fi.com/oeith\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://ko-fi.com/oeith</a> or <a href=\"https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dbarfordG\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dbarfordG</a>. Or you could send me a lovely book from <a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/1IQ3BVWY3L5L5?ref_=wl_share\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/1IQ3BVWY3L5L5?ref_=wl_share</a>.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Duncan Barford"}