A loose voice note reflecting on East of Eden, the self-consciousness of aiming for goodness, the ongoing process of "knowing" anyone, and the tension between performance and authenticity once we've analyzed our own lives and desires. I explore the differences between seeing and knowing and loving, as set up by Steinbeck’s exploration of the divide between love and faith.
Basically: what does it mean to "earn" someone’s care and affection or try to? Is it possible to love someone without loving an idealized version of them?
(My apologies for the mic noise on this one. I was restless, apparently, and am still learning!)
Related Books:
The Molecule of More by Daniel Z. Lieberman and Michael Long; The Science of Storytelling by Will Storr; Consider the Lobster by David Foster Wallace; Every You, Every Me by David Levithan; Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami; How to Be Multiple by Helena de Bres; Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes; Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger; You’re Not Listening by Kate Murphy; Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson; etc.
