Cycle I: Coming on Strong
The Hidden Voice
The Nerve · Contents
THE HOUSE OF ZAN — Zan
Cycle I: Coming on Strong continues with The Nerve, the third of four passages through The Hidden Voice.
Here, each piece is intentionally brief and focused, taking one idea from The Record and reducing it to something more direct, compressed, and lyrical.
The pieces can stand alone, and you can begin anywhere. Reading them together shows how similar ideas can return from different angles.
Every piece opens with a movie quotation. The quote provides a familiar point of entry, but the piece itself is not about the movie.
For a little more context before taking in the passage as a whole, Starting The Cycle explains the purpose and structure behind what follows.
Cycle I: The Nerve — Table of Contents
- Past the Point.
- Pick Me Up.
- Expected Someone Else.
- Cost of Control.
- Never Quite Finished.
- Out of Orbit.
- Terms Unknown.
- Whatever Comes Next.
- Fantasy Ends Last.
- Close Enough.
- Your Idea.
- No Translation.
- Still Looking.
- Second Opinion.
- Wrong Person.
- Just the Type.
- Already There.
- After the Thought.
- Years Apart.
- By My Measure.
- No Permission.
- No Longer Yours.
- Still Two.
- Now You Know.
- The Answer.
- The Next Song.
For a little more perspective after taking in the passage as a whole, Breaking The Cycle brings the passage to a close.
If one of these titles caught your attention, start there. If you want to see how the ideas build across the passage, begin with Past the Point. and read forward.
If you want to approach The Hidden Voice from another direction, choose The Record, The Blacklight, or The Hidden Girl.
For other rooms in The House of Zan, return to the House Map.
Elevator Music: “Delicado” — Percy Faith