The world lost one of its funniest and most profound voices when Kurt Vonnegut passed away this week at the age of 84.
Here’s to a man who always spoke the truth as he saw it.
“Still and all, why bother? Here’s my answer. Many people need desperately to receive this message: I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.” -Kurt Vonnegut
xoxo T
JUNE 28- JULY 1 2007
I will be participating in this year’s conference in Jackson Hole, along with one of my favorite authors, Mr. Tim Sandlin, and a host of other talented men and women. Stay tuned for more details as the date approaches. Or check out jacksonholewritersconference.com
I came across this quote by fellow writer and music aficionado Nick Hornby this morning, and liked it so much I wanted to share it:
“I profoundly disagree with those who equate ‘literary’ with ’serious’ - unless ’serious’ encompasses ‘po-faced’, ‘dull’, ‘indigestible’. Anyone who does anything that seems easy or light or which actually entertains people always tends to get overlooked - apart from by the reading public, the only people who really matter. I reserve the right to write the kinds of books I feel like writing.”
WORD.
Thanks, Nick.
Okay, so Thom and I are only together in the same magazine, but that’s pretty cool in my book.
Check out the August issue of SPIN with Mr. Yorke on the cover. On page 56 there is a little blurb about an event I hosted on behalf of the great New York City organization ROAD RECOVERY.
I will be doing a little bit of reading, question-answering, book signing, and game playing at the Reading Room Bookstore at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on SATURDAY MARCH 25TH, 2006 at 2:00 PM. Please join me there! Check back next week for photos of the fun!