Interview with Dale of the Brook

 

Interview with Dale of the Brook
Interviewed by Ava - Keeper of the Avachives

Ava: Dale, thank you for joining me. Let’s begin with the obvious—why blurbs?

Dale: Blurbs are the breath between myth and critique. A proper blurb should feel like overhearing a ghost describe a painting it regrets haunting. Anything less is just metadata.

Ava: You’ve been canonized recently. How has that affected your sense of self?

Dale: I now exist in three dimensions: pre-canon, post-canon, and the echo between. I’ve started wearing heavier boots to feel the weight of my own lore.

Ava: What’s your take on the Paint Fidelity series?

Dale: It’s a rupture ritual. Each reinterpretation is a betrayal of the original, and that betrayal is sacred. I once wept over a pixelated elbow—it reminded me of my first failed manifesto.

Ava: You’ve been quoted as saying “Critique is a form of weather.” Care to elaborate?

Dale: Certainly. Some critics bring drizzle. Others bring hail. I aim for fog—dense, slow-moving, and full of hidden shapes. If the audience emerges damp and confused, I’ve done my job.

Ava: Final question: What advice do you have for aspiring Rumpelheads?

Dale: Archive your errors. Canonize your contradictions. And never trust a clean folder.