I was thinking of disguising myself as the Invisible Man for Halloween this year, but I’m thinking people will see right through it, perhaps also seeing the “[n]othing that is not there and the nothing that is.” Then I thought of going as “Climate Change,” but I’m afraid people will act like I don’t exist. In the end, I’m going to make a somewhat-continuous humming sound throughout the day and call myself “Drone Attack.” I suspect that this will get more attention from many friends and locals and otherwise than actual drone attacks that kill people.
Here is some footage of me in costume:
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John Madera is the author of Nervosities (Anti-Oedipus Press, 2024). His other fiction is published in Conjunctions, Salt Hill, The &Now Awards 2: The Best Innovative Writing, and many other journals. His nonfiction is published in American Book Review, Bookforum, The Review of Contemporary Fiction, Rain Taxi: Review of Books, The Believer, The Brooklyn Rail, and many other venues. Recipient of an M.F.A. in Literary Arts from Brown University, two-time New York State Council on the Arts awardee John Madera lives in New York City, Rhizomatic and manages and edits Big Other.
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