In the fall of 1996 something came to me - I decided to write a book somehow, something long.

manifold manifest
a young person's information appliance

On buses and apartments, my computer and lots of computers, paper and out loud, I wrote mostly free verse free association between the five elements and human relationships, the web, popular culture and good and evil.

It was nice to open up and be so broad, without qualification.

read it: html or txt

I shared it in November and it's laid dormant ever since. It was an odd way to meet Amy.

I took extensive care to note where and when and process details, lots of context.