David Foster Wallace.

[yesido]

David Foster Wallace. He's my favorite writer. I love him madly, deeply, truly. I fantasized about going to Illinois just so I could take a class with him. Better: showing up on his doorstep, declaring my undying devotion, and begging him to set me down on his knee and teach me everything he knows about the wonderful world of English. I could

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[izzardwizzard]

He was amazing. I try to give Brief Interviews to anyone who will sit still long enough.

It is truly an enormous loss. :(

[yesido]

::snuggles::. I always checked in to see if he had a new book coming out soon, and knowing that he does not and never will upsets me on a deep personal level. I keep flipping through sections of his books, going, "Goddamn, was he good," and getting used to the past tense is upsetting. I know he was a really tormented dude, so I wish him the best, but holy shit, he was so young, and so good.

Thanks for checking in; hope all is well in your life, and that the ass of your dissertation has been (or is well on its way to being) thoroughly whupped.