tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post1058766449387700155..comments2024-03-25T20:40:44.806-04:00Comments on Literary Rejections on Display Now Has Long COVID: Rest In Peace, Frank McCourtWriter, Rejectedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17241982229214057815noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-52768967606401979102009-07-20T12:46:57.159-04:002009-07-20T12:46:57.159-04:00He was brilliant. Too bad I will not be able to me...He was brilliant. Too bad I will not be able to meet him now :(The Rejection Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288683065588449736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-62447993729996083662009-07-20T11:26:03.115-04:002009-07-20T11:26:03.115-04:00I have a fun Frank McCourt anecdote, which I recen...I have a fun Frank McCourt anecdote, which I recently posted on my blog:<br /><br />I've always had a little crush on Frank McCourt, author of Angela's Ashes. I read yesterday that he's in a New York hospice and not expected to live. This is distressing news, as he's one of my favorite writers (Larry McMurtry is another, and I've got a crush on him too). A few years ago, I had a chance to hear Frank McCourt speak in Sacramento (he was 76 at the time). Afterward, I waited in a long line to have my book signed, and when my turn came, I said, "Thank you for coming to Sacramento to speak to us, Mr. McCourt."<br /><br />Pen in hand, he paused, glanced up, and grinned. "What choice did I have?"<br /><br />Even now I laugh, thinking of it.Renee Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05277614748724425202noreply@blogger.com