Confessions

Confessions - A Philosophical Novella

Trapped in a world of mental representations, the narrating protagonist feels eerily detached from objective reality. The symbols have completely consumed him, so much that a simple dip in the Pacific Ocean becomes a mockery, a simulacrum of contact with water, laden with the absurdity of present awareness.

Estranged from society, and spiteful of those who have taken refuge in the common-sense life he calls "the...
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Confessions - A Philosophical Novella

Trapped in a world of mental representations, the narrating protagonist feels eerily detached from objective reality. The symbols have completely consumed him, so much that a simple dip in the Pacific Ocean becomes a mockery, a simulacrum of contact with water, laden with the absurdity of present awareness.

Estranged from society, and spiteful of those who have taken refuge in the common-sense life he calls "the footnote," the protagonist escapes Los Angeles. He sails his boat to Catalina to reintegrate with the natural world, away from Venice Beach's noise and graffiti. In Catalina he reflects on death, solipsism, other minds, love, communication, and family. All the while the time nears for his most consequential meeting with the girl.