Signs & Legends

There is no legacy in semiotics, she thought—nothing to tether to—not land, historical connection, cultural heritage—it was a deep deracination. She found no reason for planting any of her own signs, for setting my own roots, for begetting generations. She expected another apocalyptic deracination—this one global. So why read signs?

“The purpose of writing is to make your mother and father drop dead with shame.”

— J. P. Donleavy