The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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Kerouac (1)

I read on because I am not sure if it is complete and utter brilliance, or the ramblings of an intoxicated, depressed, and spoiled neo-intellectual.
Perforce.
I want to believe it is the former.
We are not so different.
A haunting suspicion makes me suspect the latter.
How arrogant can someone be to think their stories of young over-sexed, irresponsible, junkie Americans hold the keys to salvation of humankind?
Let alone make a living at this?
That I understand...Capitalism makes little sense.
Still the plight and onus of the artist does not escape me.
It is I.
Allowances, no, open-mindedness, brings acceptance and soon appreciation.
How come there is no mention of our attempts to purchase and hoard natural beauty?
Natural, Physical, Temporal
I turn the page.