A deliberately mannered introduction.
AUTHOR’S INTRODUCTION
If some readers regard this bag of fictions to be nothing more than a sack of speeches blended with conceptual com, or a hold-all of harangues mixed with metaphysical trinkets, they would not be suffering from misconceptions, for this book is all of those things. But it is also a heap of hints, or, to extend the above metaphor, a carrier of allusions and implicatives; seen in this light, it should, I hope, provide more than a modicum of inspiration for the reader. If it manages to make such provision, I will consider it a success.
No doubt this book suffers from many defects, much as I would like to claim that it is flawless, such a claim would veer away from the realms of veracity. Nevertheless, I shall continue to hope that its readers derive something from it, I’m not sure what exactly, but something which enhances Life in an enchanting manner, and also attempts to bring Existence and Intelligence together.
However, that slippery character Life, whose allonym is Existence, remains highly refractory when any attempts are made to bring it into an ultimately intimate correspondence with human understanding. It is an elusive thing; evading epistemology with eel-like undulations.
Perhaps that is its nature. Perhaps Life is inherently problematic; an obscure phenomenon that teasiingly reveals to our thoughts only riddles, dilemmas, and paradoxes. Some say it is these very clashes of contradictories and the tensions between them, that constitute Existence. If such a notion is accepted, then paradox may be regarded as the fuel of Life. Be that as it may, for my own part, I suspect that Life will prove intransigent even when asked to conform to its own inconsistencies.
Whether or not paradox is the fuel of Life is contestable, but it is certain that paradox is the fuel of LIFE! “What is this LIFE ?” you ask. Because I’m kind, I’ll tell you. LIFE is acronymous for the Literature of Infinite Fictions Engine. Stokcd with paradox, this engine will transport you across the spaces of fiction. So reader, ride this engine, this mechanism of language, this train of’ letters and words, ride it to wherever uou want to go. LIFE, like Life, goes everywhere.
Gcd bless this contrivance cf communications and all its readers.
Off we go!
