Biography, Literature, Quote of the Day

In Memoriam, James Thurber

Anyone who reads at all diversely during these bizarre 1920s cannot escape the conclusion that a number of crazy men and women are writing stuff which remarkably passes for important composition among certain persons who should know better--James Thurber on Gertrude Stein Bless. I last wrote about Thurber several years ago, on the anniversary of… Continue reading In Memoriam, James Thurber

Biography, Literature, Quote of the Day

Happy Birthday, James Thurber

Anyone who reads at all diversely during these bizarre 1920s cannot escape the conclusion that a number of crazy men and women are writing stuff which remarkably passes for important composition among certain persons who should know better--James Thurber on Gertrude Stein Bless. I don't know enough about Thurber to speculate on what he said,… Continue reading Happy Birthday, James Thurber