D.P. Watt creëert verontrustende en sfeervolle verhalen die duiken in de donkerdere hoeken van de menselijke psyche. Zijn werk verkent vaak de grensvlakken tussen realiteit en droom, waarbij hij verhalen weeft waarin het fantastische botst met het tastbare. Watt's stijl wordt gekenmerkt door zijn precisie en het vermogen om krachtige emoties op te roepen, waardoor lezers worden aangetrokken tot werelden vol mysterie en vreemdheid. Zijn schrijven dient als een uitnodiging om het onbekende te verkennen.
Exploring the relationship between puppets and their operators, the author reveals a profound insight gained from years of experience in puppeteering. Contrary to the common belief that puppets are mere tools of human control, he argues that the puppeteer is actually subject to the whims and personalities of the marionettes. This thought-provoking perspective challenges traditional notions of agency and highlights the intricate dynamics between creator and creation in the world of puppet theater.
“I think we ought to read only the kind of books that wound and stab us. If the book we’re reading doesn’t wake us up with a blow on the head, what are we reading it for? So that it will make us happy, as you write? Good Lord, we would be happy precisely if we had no books, and the kind of books that make us happy are the kind we could write ourselves if we had to. But we need the books that affect us like a disaster, that grieve us deeply, like the death of someone we loved more than ourselves, like being banished into forests far from everyone, like a suicide. A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us. That is my belief.” — Franz Kafka in a letter to his friend Oskar Pollak, 27. January 1905. Contributors to this anthology about the passion for books are (in alphabetical order): Carl Abrahamsson, Avalon Brantley, B. Catling, Brendan Connell, Quentin S. Crisp, Richard Gavin, Martin Hayes, Colin Insole, Timothy J. Jarvis, Andrew Liles, Chris Mikul, Daniel Mills, Damian Murphy, Reggie Oliver, Thomas Phillips, Ray B. Russell, Michael Siefener, Charles Schneider, Thomas Strømsholt, Supervert, Mark Valentine, Paul Wallfisch, DP Watt, Ron Weighell, Jonathan Wood Co-edited by Alcebiades Diniz Miguel, Illustrations by Erika Seguín Colás.
