Re: Kurt Vonnegut -- The Lonely Canadian Writer

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Date Posted: 13:03:24 04/18/07 Wed GMT-5
Author: Roger
Author Host/IP: srv871.sdc-dsc.gc.ca / 198.103.223.51
Subject: Re: Kurt Vonnegut
In reply to: True 's message, "Kurt Vonnegut" on 11:42:47 04/17/07 Tue GMT-5

>I was a bit shocked to hear that, as I had missed the
>news. That's another writer I meant to write to, and
>never did. I have read most of his works, the last
>being Timequake. You're right, Lori, nobody else did
>write like him.
>
>
>>Not only that but now I supposed people will be
>>rediscovering him as folks tend to after someone dies.
>>I remember talking to some of my co-workers at the
>>library about him once, and the younger crowd had no
>>idea.
>>
>>Here's a link to a great essay by Vonnegut on writing.
>>All fine advice:
>>
>><a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://www.harmonize.com/probe/aids/manual/style.htm">http://www.harmonize.com/probe/aids/manual/style.htm</a>
>>
>>Enjoy!
>>
>>Lori
>>
>>>Yes, he will be missed, but his work will endure.
>>>
>>>>...please, for Kurt Vonnegut, one of my all-time
>>>>writing heroes. I started reading Cat's Cradle again
>>>>tonight (I think I was about 16 the first time), and
>>I
>>>>forgot just how good he is. No one else writes like
>>>>him.
>>>>
>>>>He'll be missed.
>>>>
>>>>Lori

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