Ectopistes migratorius

“Martha, the last known passenger pigeon [Ectopistes migratorius], died in 1914 in the Cincinnati Zoo.”

Sometimes I wish humans would just disappear and the Earth reclaim the locales we have so meticulously manicured, like in Alan Weisman’s book The World Without Us. Or like in I am Legend, which was surprisingly awesome until computer generated zombies started laying traps for Will Smith and the religious discourse kicked in.

Empty and abandoned places are always sort of interesting. I’ve had some weird dreams on the topic. The recurring one is very spooky – based on something that really happened to me which was warped by my unconscious – and I’m trying, rather ineptly, to turn into a short story. The other was a one-timer: me in a black vacuum (outer space?), sparks start jetting out of my abdomen, and I realize that this is probably what dying is.

I was going to talk more about my history of dreaming and the legacy of how things come to artists in dreams, but it was sounding pretty New Age and self indulgent.

Not sure how I rambled my way to this point, actually, so I’ll conclude with the fact that I ate a delicious ice cream sandwich for the first time in several years tonight.

:: Bibliography ::

• “Passenger pigeon”. (2006). In Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. Retrieved July 22, 2008, from http://www.credoreference.com/entry/6723645.