It is, of course, the first recourse of every elitist to see social barbarism in others. Graham Joyce barbarismelitistrecourse Change image and share on social
Every day the eye is subject to a thousand tiny shocks as a thousand industries compete for the eye-kick, the visual hook that will lock the consumer into product for that crucial second where the tiny - or not so tiny - leap of the imagination is made. Graham Joyce competeconsumercrucial share on social
The overintellectualization of surrealism can be a bromide. A dream interpreted is a deflated dream. Graham Joyce bromidedeflatedream Change image and share on social
My story reflexes come less from fantasy or horror than from the darker sort of psychological thriller - not as plot-driven as most, rather more mood-driven. My interest in the supernatural is a complication - though I am less interested in ghosts than in people who see ghosts. Graham Joyce complicationdarkdrive share on social
The poetry and transgression that was so much of surrealism's anarchic force has been recruited into mainstream culture. It has been made commonplace by television and magazine merchandising, by computer games and Internet visuals, by film and MTV, by the fashion shoot. Graham Joyce anarchiccommonplacecomputer share on social
George Orwell's '1984' frequently tops surveys of our greatest books: it's not a celebration of poetic language. It's decidedly anti-literary, a masterpiece of personal and political narrative sequence. And its subject matter is crucial, because what '1984' shows is that language can be a dirty trick. Graham Joyce antibookcelebration share on social
Our literary culture is marinated in deep traditions of the fantastic and the supernatural, and we export those rich qualities in films and books on a spectacular industrial scale. Graham Joyce bookculturedeep Change image and share on social
If critics of 'readable fiction' want literature to change the ways people dream, they need first to come down from the mountain and speak to the people. Graham Joyce changecriticdream Change image and share on social
It's just that to a lot of British people George Bush represents the worst of all things American. He's the right-wing Christian crusader, the toxic Texan who refused Kyoto, the poll-cheat eel who undermined democracy on the back of something called 'chads,' a notion we've never entirely grasped. Graham Joyce americanbackbad share on social