Michael Edwards

Excerpt from Mary Ruefle’s essay-chapbook, On Imagination:

‘Now I will speak as an artist. As an artist, I like many mistakes. Not all mistakes, but many of them. A mistake is just another “take” on things.
Mishearing or misreading is a joyful mistake for an artist. Someone says, “The door is ajar,” and you hear them say, “The door is a jar.” How can a
door be a jar? What’s in the jar of a door? And it gets you thinking about doors and jars. This is what Gertrude Stein, among other things, is famous for. So don’t be troubled by her anymore.’