Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 37 (March 2003). Illustration: “SW” by Frank Sipala Memory persists, so we haveTime-OrderingWhich seems so old-fashioned,even Narrative; appearsas somewhat a relief.Yet, Space-time has no realityas current theories go.Alzheimer's--the mushiness of mindloses it story line.So, causality,the story's essential turning point,becoming undone.Then, science becomes science fiction...the same;Peripeteia.And tragedy is no longer,since … Continue reading The Persistence of Memory, by John E. Gray

