The other day Thomas Pynchon sent me a fan note. I forwarded it to a few people and got a range of reactions from congratulations to laughter. I was moved not so much by the sin as by the shadow. Your illustrated edition of James Hogg’s Gothic masterpiece invites readers into a world of desolateContinue reading “Appreciation for Your Work”
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Sellout
It’s embarrassing to ask people to buy my work. I have no agent or other representative to do this so I have to do so myself. I hate it. Somewhere years back I made some crucial mistake and didn’t cultivate the kind of connections that might have gained me intermediaries to do the dirty work.Continue reading “Sellout”
School of Memory
I saw a great play at Theatre Y in Lawndale. In it, a man wrestles with his family’s history during the Spanish Civil War and its aftermath. Like so much else these days it’s difficult not to relate it to the unraveling of this country right now. Art is often that way. Whatever it’s about,Continue reading “School of Memory”