The stutter is represented in the work Waiting to write about waiting — see below , in red .
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I have noticed that at times when I discuss with others the fact that the work has become stuck and does not seem to be moving forward I refer to this situation as “ having lost my thread or I am waiting to catch my thread again ”. Paul Harrison in his essay The broken thread explains how the thread , making reference to Ariadne ' s thread that helped Theseus come out the Minotaur ’ s labyrinth , “ gives direction , continuity , telos ”. ( Harrison in Bissell and Fuller , 2011 , 209 ) When the thread is broken , one becomes lost and as a consequence stuck , still . The stillness that ensues in this situation is as Harrison puts it “ Akin to passivity , indolence , idiocy and stupidity ”. ( Harrison in Bissell and Fuller , 2011 , 209 ) and a source of fear and anxiety . t