Was it Kafka who said that we are most human when admittedly animals? I can’t remember. The elephant would. We give each other pet names and share …
Animal Vegetable
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Animal Vegetable
Bill Pearse
Writing is learning to see in the dark
Bill Pearse 
I love Kafka! I think it was him that said this. thank you for this post. It made my day. Have you seen the Kafka rock opera? It was on some cartoon I watched as a kid.
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Stacey Johnson’s work is great, I loved this one especially. Kafka rock opera, that’s brilliant! Waving potatoes from a plastic bag, that’s brilliant too. Thanks for reading! Check out her work.
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Will do!!
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Wow, all the time I’ve spent vegetating and yet never reflected upon my lack of engagement with the lifeforms of that kingdom. I mean, I’ve kicked around some theological issues with my kohlrabi, but rarely stop for snappy conversation with the snow peas. Thanks for the introduction to Stacey Johnson’s work, I love this.
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Well we could unearth a world of punnery now here couldn’t we?
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Sorry Bill, yes, swearing off puns is one of my annual resolutions, already shot to hell as usual.
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I peel you on that
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When it comes to our vegetal cousins I’ve always been amused by the description of so-called carnivorous plants–Venus flytraps, sundews, pitcher plants, and their ilk–as “reversing the order of nature”. Many plants feed off the remains of animals. Some have just found a way to speed up the delivery.
Those potatoes could be waving because there’s more than a little of us in them.
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That’s brilliant and hysterical on so many levels Christopher. Love hearing from you, thanks for reading Stacey’s post! Was a nice way to start my day.
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Bill. This is such a generous share. Deep bow in your direction. Thank you! Having come to appreciate your shared love of the offbeat, it means a lot to me that you got this one.
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The offbeat! The discord! The dissonance! So much fodder here I’d happily chew upon with you around the campfire. You go, you disruptor person, you! My pleasure! Keep doing the great work.
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Hearty salute right back in your direction, Bill
: )
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I just beat my chest in some gangsta fashion
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