Oh, and I would hope that the self-mockery inherent in my use of the Kerouac quote back on Friday was obvious. It's that thing called irony. Surely, there are few authors out there who've spent more time putting themselves on display than have I. If there's any longer a distinction between "the art and the artist," in my particular case, then I'll be damned if I can find it. I've become two or three of my most interesting characters. But, still, it was nice thought, what Jack said.
I conflated I
Oh, and I would hope that the self-mockery inherent in my use of the Kerouac quote back on Friday was obvious. It's that thing called irony. Surely, there are few authors out there who've spent more time putting themselves on display than have I. If there's any longer a distinction between "the art and the artist," in my particular case, then I'll be damned if I can find it. I've become two or three of my most interesting characters. But, still, it was nice thought, what Jack said.
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"And I didn't know you have your own affairs."
Sunny and warmer today. We made it to 78˚F. Last night's low was 40˚F. The study of literature threatens to become a kind of paleontology of…
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"I imagine myself here again in 50 million years."
We're having cooler weather. We only made it to 70˚F, but it was mostly sunny. I'm trying to work, trying to write. I have to get the ms. for Vile…
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Fifty Synonyms for Anger
Mostly sunny today. We reached 84˚F. I began reading Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Lord, the 20th century is comforting. My…
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