By Ben Greenman
from forthcoming collection, as yet untitled
The first of a series of lectures around the subject of environmental crisis and environmental management—the speaker was Monica Kim, a Korean-American scientist specializing in pollution control and sustainable environment—was interrupted midway through by a man waving his arms and gabbling. Kim stepped back in alarm, and security swarmed the stage. After a few violent seconds, the man managed to explain to security that he was not an incoherent interloper but rather a representative of the Festival of Ideas who had been tasked with making an important announcement. Given use of the microphone, he retained his composure. “The use of Anna Briggs’ name as a patroness of National Egg Day tomorrow is entirely without her sanction,” he said. A cheer went up from the rear of the room, for reasons not entirely apparent.
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