{"id":61068,"date":"2024-06-17T09:14:47","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T13:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/?p=61068"},"modified":"2024-06-20T11:51:09","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T15:51:09","slug":"with-apologies-to-gogol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2024\/06\/with-apologies-to-gogol.html","title":{"rendered":"<em><strong>With Apologies to Gogol<\/em><\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/from-di-umbris-bdr-420.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"799\" data-attachment-id=\"61224\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/screenshot-20\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/from-di-umbris-bdr-420.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"420,799\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Screenshot&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Screenshot&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"from DI UMBRIS by Gerard Bellaart\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;\u00a9 by Gerard Bellaart&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/from-di-umbris-bdr-420.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/from-di-umbris-bdr-420.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61224\" style=\"width:223px;height:auto\" title=\"CLICK TO ENLARGE.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/from-di-umbris-bdr-420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/from-di-umbris-bdr-420-158x300.jpg 158w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><em>\u00a9 2022 Gerard Bellaa<\/em>rt<\/em><br><em>Oneiric: casein temper<\/em>a <br><em>(50&#215;31<\/em> <em>cm)<\/em><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-text-align-left\"><strong><br>Suddenly I felt <br>while massaging my skin <br>the skeleton within.<br>I felt the skull<br>the cavity of the nose, <br>saw my face<br>and all myself <br>a noseless skeleton.<\/strong><br><strong>To end that way<br>is undisturbing, but<\/strong><br><strong>prematurely<\/strong><br><strong>is a different story.<\/strong><br><br><strong><em>jh<\/em><\/strong><br><\/pre>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure 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