J.W. Burleson photo / Boquillas del Carmen, Coah.

PHB

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Brooklin, Maine, United States
We own a 1975 GMC Sierra Grande 15 in Maine and a 1986 Chevrolet Custom Deluxe 10 in West Texas. Also a pair of 1997 Volvo 850 wagons. Average age in the fleet is 28 years--we're recycling. I've published 3 novels: THE LAW OF DREAMS (2006), THE O'BRIENS (2012), and CARRY ME (2016). Also 2 short story collections: NIGHT DRIVING(1987) and TRAVELLING LIGHT (2013). More of my literary life is at www.peterbehrens.org I was a Fellow at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study for 2012-13. I'm an adjunct professor at Colorado College and in the MFA program at Queens University of Charlotte. In 2015-16 I was a Fellow at Harvard University's Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. The Autoliterate office is in Car Talk Plaza in Harvard Square, 2 floors above Dewey Cheatem & Howe. SUBSCRIBE TO THE AUTOLITERATE DAILY EMAIL by hitting the button to the right.

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Larry Hayden: Emblematic Ranchero

 

Larry Hayden on auto emblems: "I grew up around used car lots, taxis, junkyards, drag strips and racetracks so the subject is dear to my heart. When putting this project together I realized how much each of these emblems, marques, medallions, crests, crowns, badges and scripts work  as an emotional shorthand, a touchstone that conjures a first, lasting impression; often a longing that won't let go. Just seeing "409" under crossed flags on the front fender of a '63 Chevy transformed an ordinary Impala into a chariot of the gods. These fragments, signs, symbols of character, quality, potency and rank, succeed in a way that an image of an entire vehicle often cannot. I love these things. They trigger an emotional and aesthetic response of deep resonance.
"The book is in progress. Scott Vile of the Ascensius Press is the designer. The photographs and (minimal) text are mine. The title of the book is 'Emblematic' "--LH










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