Writing: A Mobius Strip

After my June 4 post, Writing and Doubt, a writer friend, Rebecca Upjohn, referred to the never-ending Mobius strip of creativity. I think she’s exactly right, and that’s why it’s so confusing. You never quite know where you are, or even why you don’t know. It’s like being caught in an Escher drawing.

Here’s how to create a Mobius strip:

Cut a strip of paper roughly 11″ long and 1″ wide (just cut it off a piece of writing paper). Hold the ends together and get ready to tape them into a circle, but flip one end over first – it becomes a circle with a twist. That’s a Mobius strip. Then play with it and let your mind bend. Try drawing a line down the centre of the outside of the loop, and see what happens. More brain pain.

If you want to bend your mind further, try to follow the mathematical explanation on Wikipedia.

Maureen