tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829472822154103457.post3516153987826544597..comments2023-10-03T12:13:43.834-04:00Comments on The Man in the Van: EconomyOggy Bleacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01226955518208644619noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829472822154103457.post-80097000818684612472010-03-30T13:55:07.717-04:002010-03-30T13:55:07.717-04:00I forgot to mention Bukowski. He would call himsel...I forgot to mention Bukowski. He would call himself a poet but his stories about sex and gambling and drinking are so honest that I spent at least 5 years trying to write like him.<br />"Woke up with crust around my mouth. The woman was gone. Tried to beat off but couldn't get it up. A dog howled in the distance. Fell back asleep."<br /><br />Just simple beat-influenced storytelling can be funny. But it's hard to be simple, to tell only what the reader needs to know. To cut out all the fluff and just tell the meat of the story with no attempt at literary flourishes. He's a master of the understated, adjective-free story and because his tales are about resignation to despair and death I saw some humor in them. Most importantly, it's the honesty. I'm sure he was a miserable person to be around but I feel like I'm in good hands when I read his stories. He doesn't manipulate me at all.<br />The book Post Office is hilarious.Oggy Bleacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01226955518208644619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829472822154103457.post-89177137544227544792010-03-30T13:46:43.479-04:002010-03-30T13:46:43.479-04:00You keep writing buddy. I enjoy it. I still have p...You keep writing buddy. I enjoy it. I still have postcards from Alaska and Santa Cruz that make me laugh. I will challenge you to a writing duel on the hand off/raping of Poncho.<br /><br />On a lighter note they are making Black Holes in Switzerland.<br /><br />SwellesleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829472822154103457.post-16666664428458405972010-03-30T11:38:40.679-04:002010-03-30T11:38:40.679-04:00I think it is understood that I'm better than ...I think it is understood that I'm better than all of them combined.Oggy Bleacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01226955518208644619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829472822154103457.post-11065227637390940932010-03-30T10:34:32.551-04:002010-03-30T10:34:32.551-04:00I think you should add your name to these talented...I think you should add your name to these talented comedic writers.Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829472822154103457.post-58739962216119248952010-03-30T07:08:07.240-04:002010-03-30T07:08:07.240-04:00don't do itdon't do itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com