One Day My Log Will Have Something to Say about This”. A Posthuman Analysis of a Log and a Lady

Citation

Pacheco S, Santos J, Casimiro T & Leao A (2026) One Day My Log Will Have Something to Say about This”. A Posthuman Analysis of a Log and a Lady. In: Dunne JA & Song K (eds.) Theology, Religion, and Twin Peaks. London: Bloomsbury. https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/theology-religion-and-twin-peaks-9781978716711/

Abstract
First paragraph: The character of Margaret Lanterman (Catherine E. Coulson), commonly known as the Log Lady, stands out as one of the most peculiar and mysterious figures in the surreal universe of Twin Peaks, a world saturated with uncanny, supernatural, and spiritual elements. As the character herself reminds us, “There are many stories in Twin Peaks. Some of them are sad, some funny. Some of them are stories of madness, of violence. Some are ordinary” (Log Lady Introduction to S1 E1 “Northwest Passage” [Pilot]). Margaret’s story, however, is anything but ordinary. At first glance, she is an eccentric woman who carries a log and claims it speaks to her. Yet, in this simple act lies a deeper, more enigmatic relationship that transcends conventional distinctions between human and object, animate and inanimate, nature and culture.