PUBLICATION IN THE AGE OF NEGATION: "Wasted Words" by John Tottenham "One sends out this precious, all too precious, closely guarded work to complete strangers: they might initially take an interest, but after being presented with the entire manuscript, they can’t be bothered to get back to you at all, not even with a brief cordial rejection note. It makes one doubt the quality of the work. I started to re-read the work that has been the cause of all this unpleasantness again, and after a few pages began to see it in a harsher light: It was too repetitive, too relentless, too tight." Part IV of John Tottenham's series is up on our website! Images: 1. Allegory of Vanity, c. 17th century. 2. Trophime Bigot, “A Doctor Examining Urine,” c. 17th century. #artillerymag #artillerymagazine #contemporaryart