tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post240066058536501744..comments2024-03-25T20:40:44.806-04:00Comments on Literary Rejections on Display Now Has Long COVID: Run, Rabbit, RunWriter, Rejectedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17241982229214057815noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-90492650547689742882009-01-28T16:39:00.000-05:002009-01-28T16:39:00.000-05:00Anon: I don't think it's being used as a handle; I...Anon: I don't think it's being used as a handle; I think it's more of a sentiment.<BR/><BR/>Anyway...a great loss. There are a handful of his stories that I have re-read a few dozen times. His best stories are truly great. A tip of the hat to the man's career.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-87849281475186609832009-01-28T15:33:00.000-05:002009-01-28T15:33:00.000-05:00you dare to Ugh??? you chose the deceased's name a...you dare to Ugh??? you chose the deceased's name as your handle. <BR/><BR/>pot, kettle, black, glass houses, and stones etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-54435099131023825992009-01-28T12:19:00.000-05:002009-01-28T12:19:00.000-05:00Good morning to you, too! All I really meant to s...Good morning to you, too! <BR/><BR/>All I really meant to say was that I feel an affinity for Paley and Vonnegut that I do not feel for Updike. He really wasn't my guy, but deserves to be recognized. <BR/><BR/>Didn't mean to get anyone's hackles up on a neutral obit posting that expresses a preference, but, you know, it happens sometimes.Writer, Rejectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17241982229214057815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-35892093455199183322009-01-28T12:14:00.000-05:002009-01-28T12:14:00.000-05:00LROD writes, "Say what you will about him, but giv...LROD writes, "Say what you will about him, but give him his props. I don't know. I will admit, though, that I feel a little numb about Updike."<BR/><BR/>I like how you "give him his props" and then, in the next two sentences, take it away. Why am I not surprised? Ugh. And "Guess, I'm still crying over Grace and Kurt" is disingenious. Give me a break.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-49157894210816374782009-01-28T11:05:00.000-05:002009-01-28T11:05:00.000-05:00A tiny sliver of hope for LRODers: I think Mike Cu...A tiny sliver of hope for LRODers: I think Mike Curtis now has extra slot a year.<BR/><BR/>Well, provided they won't be filled with posthumous pieces.<BR/><BR/>Updike, RIP. One of the last of the "working story writers" generation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com