http://www.rakemag.com/tags/kafka The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.rakemag.com/blogs/cracking-spine/2008/05/the-defenestrating-josef-k <p>It could have been so good. <br /><br />That was the biggest disappointment - not how bad it was, but the discrepancy between its actual and potential levels of quality. I'm speaking (writing) of <i>The Ballad of Josef K</i>, a puppeted interpretation of Franz Kafka's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Trial-Franz-Kafka/dp/0805209999" target="_blank"><i>The Trial</i>,</a> on stage now at the <a href="http://www.illusiontheater.org/" target="_blank">Illusion Theater.</a> <br /> http://www.rakemag.com/blogs/cracking-spine/2008/05/the-defenestrating-josef-k#comments Franz Kafka illusion Illusion Theater Josef K Kafka Spinoza The Ballad of Josef K The Trial Tue, 13 May 2008 11:46:15 -0500 Max Ross 9117 at http://www.rakemag.com http://www.rakemag.com/blogs/cracking-spine/2008/05/nabokov039s-attempted-murder Kill your darlings. <br /><br />This is the command given young writers when they're learning to edit their stories and poems. (It usually comes directly after the first piece of advice for novice authors: Quit now.) <br /> http://www.rakemag.com/blogs/cracking-spine/2008/05/nabokov039s-attempted-murder#comments Darling Kafka Nabokov Wed, 07 May 2008 11:32:40 -0500 Max Ross 9054 at http://www.rakemag.com