A Prank of Georges Pulley-Pulley III written by Thalia Field & Abigail Lang performed by Dee Beasnael, April Matthis, and Christina Rouner designed and produced by Ben Williams original music by Billy Martin aka illy B published by Essay Press recorded at The Collapsable Hole, NYC in 2024 00:01 machine for a landscape    02:54 machine for ellis island (mencken & stein 2)    07:09 machine for days    12:06 machine for get me not    16:20 machine for holding hands    21:46 machine for making marks    27:36 machine for branding    27:53 machine for sea glass    30:38 machine for seeing ghosts    34:49 machine for the country entirely (mencken & stein 3)    40:11 machine for chimeras    41:48 machine for making spare parts    50:24 machine for again    Copyright © 2010 Thalia Field and Abigail Lang Used by permission of Essay Press

A Prank of Georges Pulley-Pulley II written by Thalia Field & Abigail Lang performed by Dee Beasnael, April Matthis, and Christina Rouner designed and produced by Ben Williams original music by Billy Martin aka illy B published by Essay Press recorded at The Collapsable Hole, NYC in 2024 00:01. machine for following fuses    02:30 machine for making a lot    06:19 machine for naming   09:47 machine for spectral analysis    12:09 machine for finding the soul    17:27 machine for making cells    21:25 machine of fortune   23:15 machine for telling life from death    25:42 machine for mysteries    28:10 machine for spelling-bee and fire-fly    33:19 machine à traduire (grippée)    36:49 machine for finding a straight line    Copyright © 2010 Thalia Field and Abigail Lang Used by permission of Essay Press

A Prank of Georges Pulley-Pulley I written by Thalia Field & Abigail Lang performed by Dee Beasnael, April Matthis, and Christina Rouner designed and produced by Ben Williams original music by Billy Martin aka illy B published by Essay Press recorded at The Collapsable Hole, NYC in 2024 1:08 machine for making a scene  3:58 machine for identifying individuals    7:40 machine for naming names    12:06 machine for predicting machines    13:44 machine for being alone    17:29 machine for what counts    21:40 machine for spreading rumors    23:56 machine for dueling  25:37 machine for food  28:00 machine for compounding chimeras    30:48 machine for ellis island (mencken & stein 1)    37:49 machine for making eggs    44:41 machine for strumming    49:27 machine for finally    53:21 machine for sentences    56:20 machine for sentences too    Copyright © 2010 Thalia Field and Abigail Lang Used by permission of Essay Press

Point and Line Point and Line questions that thing we think of as a “self” through indices and geometries, silences, and collective thinking. The book itself becomes an empty self with pages filled with refractions and reflections. Impotence of First LInes Chapter 9 written by Thalia Field this episode is performed by Anna Foss Wilson original music by Alex Waterman in collaboration with Eternities - Katie Porter (clarinet and bass clarinet) and Bob Bellerue (electronics and feedback) designed and produced by Ben Williams recorded at the Collapsable Hole in NYC Copyright © 2000 by Thalia Field Used by permission of New Directions Publishing Corp.

Point and Line Point and Line questions that thing we think of as a “self” through indices and geometries, silences, and collective thinking. The book itself becomes an empty self with pages filled with refractions and reflections. Coming–of–Age Chapter 7 written by Thalia Field this episode is performed by Anna Foss Wilson with Tei Blow, James Hannaham, Scott Shepherd, and Ben Williams original music by Alex Waterman in collaboration with Eternities - Katie Porter (clarinet and bass clarinet) and Bob Bellerue (electronics and feedback) designed and produced by Ben Williams recorded at the Collapsable Hole in NYC Copyright © 2000 by Thalia Field Used by permission of New Directions Publishing Corp.

Point and Line Point and Line questions that thing we think of as a “self” through indices and geometries, silences, and collective thinking. The book itself becomes an empty self with pages filled with refractions and reflections. Coming–of–Age Chapter 7 written by Thalia Field this episode is performed by Anna Foss Wilson original music by Alex Waterman in collaboration with Eternities - Katie Porter (clarinet and bass clarinet) and Bob Bellerue (electronics and feedback) designed and produced by Ben Williams recorded at the Collapsable Hole in NYC Copyright © 2000 by Thalia Field Used by permission of New Directions Publishing Corp.

Point and Line Point and Line questions that thing we think of as a “self” through indices and geometries, silences, and collective thinking. The book itself becomes an empty self with pages filled with refractions and reflections. Seven Veils Chapter 6 written by Thalia Field this episode is performed by Anna Foss Wilson and Ben Williams original music by Alex Waterman in collaboration with Eternities – Katie Porter (clarinet and bass clarinet) and Bob Bellerue (electronics and feedback) designed and produced by Ben Williams recorded at the Collapsable Hole in NYC Copyright © 2000 by Thalia Field Used by permission of New Directions Publishing Corp.

Point and Line Point and Line questions that thing we think of as a “self” through indices and geometries, silences, and collective thinking. The book itself becomes an empty self with pages filled with refractions and reflections. Hours Chapter 5 written by Thalia Field this episode is performed by Anna Foss Wilson original music by Alex Waterman in collaboration with Eternities - Katie Porter (clarinet and bass clarinet) and Bob Bellerue (electronics and feedback) designed and produced by Ben Williams recorded at the Collapsable Hole in NYC Copyright © 2000 by Thalia Field Used by permission of New Directions Publishing Corp.

Point and Line Point and Line questions that thing we think of as a “self” through indices and geometries, silences, and collective thinking. The book itself becomes an empty self with pages filled with refractions and reflections. Walking Chapter 4 written by Thalia Field this episode is performed by Anna Foss Wilson original music by Alex Waterman in collaboration with Eternities - Katie Porter (clarinet and bass clarinet) and Bob Bellerue (electronics and feedback) designed and produced by Ben Williams recorded at the Collapsable Hole in NYC Copyright © 2000 by Thalia Field Used by permission of New Directions Publishing Corp.

Point and Line Point and Line questions that thing we think of as a “self” through indices and geometries, silences, and collective thinking. The book itself becomes an empty self with pages filled with refractions and reflections. The Compass Room Chapter 3 written by Thalia Field this episode is performed by Anna Foss Wilson original music by Alex Waterman in collaboration with Eternities Katie Porter (clarinet and bass clarinet) and Bob Bellerue (electronics and feedback) designed and produced by Ben Williams recorded at the Collapsable Hole in NYC Copyright © 2000 by Thalia Field Used by permission of New Directions Publishing Corp.

Point and Line Point and Line questions that thing we think of as a “self” through indices and geometries, silences, and collective thinking. The book itself becomes an empty self with pages filled with refractions and reflections. A ∴ I Chapter 2 written by Thalia Field this episode is performed by Anna Foss Wilson original music by Alex Waterman in collaboration with Eternities - Katie Porter (clarinet and bass clarinet) and Bob Bellerue (electronics and feedback) designed and produced by Ben Williams recorded at the Collapsable Hole in NYC Copyright © 2000 by Thalia Field Used by permission of New Directions Publishing Corp.

Point and Line Point and Line questions that thing we think of as a “self” through indices and geometries, silences, and collective thinking. The book itself becomes an empty self with pages filled with refractions and reflections. Outline, In Mind Chapter 1 written by Thalia Field this episode is performed by Anna Foss Wilson original music by Alex Waterman in collaboration with Eternities - Katie Porter (clarinet and bass clarinet) and Bob Bellerue (electronics and feedback) designed and produced by Ben Williams recorded at the Collapsable Hole in NYC Copyright © 2000 by Thalia Field Used by permission of New Directions Publishing Corp.

Chapter 9 of Bird Lovers, Backyard in which the philosophers are trapped in the natural history museum for the night

Chapter 8 of Bird Lovers, Backyard in which the internet takes on "the ant problem"

Chapter 7 of Bird Lovers, Backyard in which the author and a dog both learn to sit

Chapter 6 of Bird Lovers, Backyard in which the case of a wild child is made public

Chapter 5 of Bird Lovers, Backyard in which Konrad Lorenz reveals the flaw in his method

Chapter 4 of Bird Lovers, Backyard in which a different girl rakes a disappearing beach

Chapter 3 of Bird Lovers, Backyard in which the very last males of a species argue it out

Chapter 2 of Bird Lovers, Backyard in which a doctor attempts to explain the nature of radioactivity and ghosts