This is part one of a trilogy in regards to thhe way language is used as an atempt to resolve conflicts.he work is a mechanically reproduced collage of texts relating to war and peace. Laid in are a folded one-page statement about the piece and a folded sheet, printed on both sides, titled "A History of the Arms Race;" this is present in one copy but not in the other copy. Riddell writes in his statement: 'The literary format offered is unusual, in that it employs a strategy which shifts the responsibility for production- communication from the traditional power-locus of an exclusive Authority towards the 'reader-participant/s'." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

In Writing Surfaces, derek beaulieu and Lori Emerson present a collection of John Riddell's work. Riddell's poems and short stories are a remarkable mix of largely typewriter-based concrete poetry mixed with fiction and drawings. Riddell's oeuvre fell out of popular attention, but it has recently garnered interest among poets and critics engaged with media studies (especially studies of the typewriter) and experimental writing. This book is an anthology of Riddell's published and unpublished works. It should be noted that the typewriter poem entitled 'Morax' totally differs from the piece with the same title published in Kontakte Series 1 No.1, a periodical held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.