Goldberg recounts his personal ordeal with gallstones during the pandemic, an experience marked by long hours of pain that often left him both crouched in agony and lost in reflection. His struggle became a strangely isolating yet meditative journey, likened to a dark transcendence, demonstrating how intense suffering can alter one’s consciousness and sense of reality.
The discussion highlights how writers like Garth Greenwell strive to communicate pain, a feeling notoriously difficult to articulate. According to Walt Hunter, pain exists in a present tense that distorts time and language, creating a chasm between experience and expression.
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