Believe

"'Believe' function[s] both as a website and a novel. [The Author] stated that the work was meant to circulate ideas regarding isolation and despair, while also attempting to achieve peace or bliss in some form. She wanted to weave together fifteen short stories and poems that would create a non-linear narrative, which she achieved by using writing and website construction techniques. And though these stories are being written by her fictional character Theodora Free, some aspects of Diane's life can be found within it. She wished to invite the reader to 'Write yourself, backwards and forwards, until it makes sense.' ('Believe')

The work is structured in a way that allows exploration in any direction. When entering the site, the user is presented with a cluster of text and images, each object containing a link to a different page. As they explore the work, they learn who Theodora is and how various events shaped her life. [Caney] began the project during a trAce writer's workshop in 1999 run by Christy Sheffield Sanford. But in 2011-2012, she revised several of the poems while being the resident poet at CHADO. As she wrote in the website's description, the novel is still evolving, and as time passes new perspectives are gained." --Kathleen Zoller, The Progressive Dinner Party Restored