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"Peculiar travel suggestions are dancing lessons from God." (Kurt Vonnegut)

That was supposed to be a quote from Tom Robbins concerning Leonard Cohen, but somewhere along I lost my way.

But don't you understand? ee cummings wrote the introduction to the 1946 collection of George Herriman's mid-1920s comic strip, Krazy Kat. DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND? That's like Salvador Dali creating the cover art for Jackie Gleason's album sometime in the 1960s.

Do you ever have that sudden, shocking sensation that you're turning into Emily Dickinson? Not Angie, Emily. I've become concerned over my use of the em dash.

Posted on October 24, 2006 11:18 PM |

Comments (2)

caroline:

re: em dash use/concern - me too!

how strange!

Posted by caroline | October 25, 2006 3:58 PM

Posted on October 25, 2006 15:58

ben:

It's a bit like my nonsensical affair with italics, really. It's an addiction. I am an addict.

Posted by ben | October 26, 2006 8:59 AM

Posted on October 26, 2006 08:59

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