from “Modular Homes” by Charles D’Ambrosio

With thanks and apologies to Ander Monson, who tweeted:

(Sometimes you gotta multi tweet to get it in; it's like two handed devil horn rock sign.)

— Ander Monson (@angermonsoon) September 7, 2011

But this is just well worth preserving from the ongoing flux that is the Twitter feed, and it also gives me an excuse to use the awesome Twitter Blackbird Pie:

"Language in the modular industry belongs largely to the manufacturing end of the business, and there,

— Ander Monson (@angermonsoon) September 7, 2011

…in technical brochures and spec sheets, it's thick and arcane, made up of portmanteau and other odd hybrids that are practically

— Ander Monson (@angermonsoon) September 7, 2011

…Linnean in their specificity. You get Congoleum and Hardipanel Siding and Nicrome Elements. At the factory all that language is assembled

— Ander Monson (@angermonsoon) September 7, 2011

…and given narrative development in the tightly plotted path the house takes as it progresses from chassis to truck. But once inside…

— Ander Monson (@angermonsoon) September 7, 2011

…the finished home it ends, there's a kind of white hush, a held breath, and all narrative…is gone." Charles D'Ambrosio, "Modular Homes"

— Ander Monson (@angermonsoon) September 7, 2011