The End and the Echo

Dealing with the sorrow of being left by a lover, Brandon Anderson begins a narrative of his relationship that spans a decade of disjointed recapitulations. From the premise of reconstructing memories Brandon has of Gillian, the object of his adoration, the inner workings of affection are explored and contrasted with a mundane landscape of everyday existence. Brandon's recollections paint scenes that range from quiet suburbia to arid deserts, illustrating a wander lust weaving through the Western United States and the hard wrought maturity of a young man who idealizes romance. This winding path is portrayed in a non-linear style seeking to emphasize the randomness of experience and the conception of memory that places events out of sequence from the present. Experimental in design, Brandon's intimate cavalcade issues a critical approach to culture and human relations delving in philosophical speculation. All 13 parts of The End and the Echo combine to form a profound, haptic literary aesthetic filled with an ecology of the heart.