Activity

“What is a catachresis?” I said. [...] “It’s a metaphor that’s become part of common everyday speech and is no longer perceived as a metaphor. For example: needle’s eye, bottleneck. And an Archilochian?”

as I decoded that very polysemous (if I may) sentence

the charnel house of Santa Teresa is linked to the corruption and decadence of twentieth century European history and culture.

the bibulous patrons of backroom poker games

Chary tears in her eyes.