The Perpetual Motion Machine
Author | : Brittany Ackerman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 2018 |
ISBN-10 | : 1597096911 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781597096911 |
Rating | : 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Inspired by a brother's high school science project--a perpetual motion machine that could save the world-- The Perpetual Motion Machine is a memoir in essays that attempts to save a sibling by depicting the visceral pain that accompanies longing for some past impossibility. The collection has been a science project in its study of memory, in the calculation and plotting of the moments that make up a childhood. The preparation has been "in the field" in that it is built upon the gathering of lived experience; the evidence is photo albums, family interviews, and anecdotes from friends. The project has been one giant experiment--to see if they can all make it out alive.