DJ ??? yes, I???ve just posted what I thought was an unrelated piece about whether the conventional novel is an appropriate way of writing about being human (http://authorselectric.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/the-novel-is-dead-long-live-novel-by.html) but actually it???s exactly the same thing ??? whilst simplifying things serves so many useful functions, if we want to get to grips with life, we need t