“If language is to be revived . . . violence must be done to it.”

Madeleine L’engle can introduce this new endeavor much better than I could.

“To do violence to language . . . means really speaking to each other, destroying platitudes and jargon and all the safe cushions of small talk with which we insulate ourselves; not being afraid to talk about the things we don’t talk about, the ultimate things that really matter.” ~from A Circle of Quiet

I’m starting anew. Although it’s still 2007, here’s to 2008–to new beginnings, and a few interesting thoughts.