Voluntary QuicksandI read the Chronicle this morningas if I were stepping into voluntaryquicksandand watched the news go over my shoeswith forty-four more days of spring.Kent StateAmericaMay 7, 1970
In Richard Brautigan's "Voluntary Quicksand," the author reflects on the experience of immersing himself in the news, describing it as a willingness to enter a difficult situation, like quicksand. By reading the Chronicle, he feels the weight of current events pressing down as he anticipates the ongoing challenges of spring, emphasizing a sense of unavoidable entrapment.
The mention of Kent State and the date, May 7, 1970, indicates a specific historical...