Just finished my tribute to Kurt Vonnegut, with editing help from
balothejester. One of the nice things about being "press" is the chance to eulogize people well. It's nice, in the wake of all the furor over Anna Nicole Smith's death, to treat a celebrity death with some respect.
RIP, Kurt Vonnegut -- So It Goes
On April 11th, the world lost
Kurt Vonnegut, one of the great authors of the 20th century. Vonnegut brought to the world a unique voice, writing eloquent prose that transcended the label of scifi. If you've never read anything by Vonnegut, go to a store and pick up Slaughterhouse-Five or Cat's Cradle, and find your life enriched. The impact of Kurt Vonnegut's writing is easy to see in the tributes that went out across the web. >>
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