Kurt Vonnegut: now orbiting Tralfamdore in perptuity
As a member of the failed writer class, I felt it was a good idea to note the passing of Kurt Vonnegut today.
Sad, sad.
Well, kind of. The dude was 84, had already given up writing (I beleive Timequake, which I have not read, was his last) and was not known to me personally.
But the moment is worth noting: few writers figure more prominently in the pantheon of my starry firmament of writerlyness. His deceptively simple, quietly humourous novels are very inspiring to me (and not as easy to imitate as they appear! so it goes.).
Just borrowed Cat's Cradle on the weekend. Will give the old man a silent atheist prayer when I crack it open...
*Yes, I know. I know. It's self-pity month here at Whale Sushi...
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Enjoy it you will.
"And?"
"No damn cat, and no damn cradle."
So he went.
Pity you give yourself is no pity at all.
Vale Vonnegut.
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