Right after he died, I was listening to NPR and they were rebroadcasting a Terry Gross (Fresh Air!) interview with him -- the most recent one, I think? And then they played his "This I believe" piece. Oh. My.
I read his short stories and poems in college and liked him/ them, and considered him one of The Great American Writers, but I think I saw a new side of him that day, driving home from Mississippi, listening to NPR.
I'm glad Tai is on the mend, we seem to be as well (Rems wanted to get out of the house today! And I didn't feel so shitty as to have to say "no"!!!) although we still have the cough/ snot.
That first birthday, wow. I remember that. It was surreal, the whole day I kept having intense flashbacks. I processed a LOT that day. Sending you good processing/ reminiscing vibes, too :D
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Date: 2009-02-05 05:57 pm (UTC)Right after he died, I was listening to NPR and they were rebroadcasting a Terry Gross (Fresh Air!) interview with him -- the most recent one, I think? And then they played his "This I believe" piece. Oh. My.
I read his short stories and poems in college and liked him/ them, and considered him one of The Great American Writers, but I think I saw a new side of him that day, driving home from Mississippi, listening to NPR.
I'm glad Tai is on the mend, we seem to be as well (Rems wanted to get out of the house today! And I didn't feel so shitty as to have to say "no"!!!) although we still have the cough/ snot.
That first birthday, wow. I remember that. It was surreal, the whole day I kept having intense flashbacks. I processed a LOT that day. Sending you good processing/ reminiscing vibes, too :D