Was it a blanket ban on all your books? Or a select few? I often think of your explanation that with all the content competing for a consumer’s attention that books (because consumed privately, able to be shut) should go to the places that tv / films / video games cannot… like there’s a moral imperative for the author to take the reader places that can only be accessed through text
When my brother was stationed in Kuwait, he signed up to get mail from a variety of charities/ministries. (He was lonely and getting a letter, even from a stranger was something he looked forward to). One church that was writing him asked if he had a book request. He asked for your most recent release. The church mailed him your entire catalogue up to that point! (Sometime 2003/2004). He said there were a bunch of guys there that wouldn’t read at all - except for your books! Your books they passed around and recommended.
So, it saddens me that there’s a Palahniuk ban in Texas prisons. I suspect there’d be a similar appreciation.
These are indeed my sins this week. I may not have written Guts or Moby Dick but "Satanic Haiku's and Letter's to Mr. Greaves" (SATIRE) cause serious problems. I lost one favorite professor and a TWO serious job offers. I did get a huge lesson in privacy and security this week. Or was it the Krispy Kreme lube pictures? Running urns across country? Something I may or may not have shoplifted? Is she a dog person? My flagrant disregard for The Man? Devil worshiping? Satirical Satanic wieners?...She's probably more of a dog person. It's very upsetting but did have a realization on why writing teachers love to get their hands on virgin writers...
Just to be done with them. I sat through all of those on the same sphere as the Mr. Hands one to the one nun one priest, to Salo, Cannibal holocaust and A Serbian Film, to Cartel murder vids on the deep web. Then, topping it all off in the same day with the disgustingly great El Topo and The holy Mountain. I got myself desensitized, plus my Poker ability to freeze my emotions.. but, Guts given how funny it started, it caught me off guard and made my spine tingle. White-Jacket next, thank you.
Imagining the carpenter gang and someone sharpening the blade for my last spinal surgery...and the dentures! : O Glad we get knocked out before we see all the "tools" or hear the surgical lesson these days.
And the mention of dinner afterward. Guessing this is why Kevin Dutton had surgeons on his list. Low amygdala functioning.
The real challenge would be creating a world where they stop banning books and literature. "Too sexual, stimulating, and violent" as if pornography with much more controversial content isn't a billion dollar industry, ha.
Being subscribed to your Substack is like...the best thing for me. Because I get to pick your brain and ask questions and be very annoying.
I watched a YouTube video of one of your book events. You talked about how Tom would take you to public places to have you read your work aloud. And you said that only the best stories got heard over the pinball noises and the music and the loud talking.
And you said that when you stood up there on the pool table and read a story that had farting or shitting or something like that, people stopped what they were doing and listened. But the woman who talked about her dead dog, she was told to shut the fuck up, nobody wants to hear about your dead dog... lol
Does that mean stories about masturbation and things like that are just more popular to the general public? Or am I not going deep enough with my thinking?
A while ago I searched for commentary and reactions to Guts online and I came across a forum post where someone referenced ‘blowfish girl’ and her ‘maggot story’. This is what I found. And, yeah, it’s pretty bad. Gotta love some good old internet folklore.
Well we wouldn’t want to corrupt those prisoners..! 🤷♂️
It going to snow today so, I’m down for a good corrupting.
Was it a blanket ban on all your books? Or a select few? I often think of your explanation that with all the content competing for a consumer’s attention that books (because consumed privately, able to be shut) should go to the places that tv / films / video games cannot… like there’s a moral imperative for the author to take the reader places that can only be accessed through text
When my brother was stationed in Kuwait, he signed up to get mail from a variety of charities/ministries. (He was lonely and getting a letter, even from a stranger was something he looked forward to). One church that was writing him asked if he had a book request. He asked for your most recent release. The church mailed him your entire catalogue up to that point! (Sometime 2003/2004). He said there were a bunch of guys there that wouldn’t read at all - except for your books! Your books they passed around and recommended.
So, it saddens me that there’s a Palahniuk ban in Texas prisons. I suspect there’d be a similar appreciation.
These are indeed my sins this week. I may not have written Guts or Moby Dick but "Satanic Haiku's and Letter's to Mr. Greaves" (SATIRE) cause serious problems. I lost one favorite professor and a TWO serious job offers. I did get a huge lesson in privacy and security this week. Or was it the Krispy Kreme lube pictures? Running urns across country? Something I may or may not have shoplifted? Is she a dog person? My flagrant disregard for The Man? Devil worshiping? Satirical Satanic wieners?...She's probably more of a dog person. It's very upsetting but did have a realization on why writing teachers love to get their hands on virgin writers...
Just to be done with them. I sat through all of those on the same sphere as the Mr. Hands one to the one nun one priest, to Salo, Cannibal holocaust and A Serbian Film, to Cartel murder vids on the deep web. Then, topping it all off in the same day with the disgustingly great El Topo and The holy Mountain. I got myself desensitized, plus my Poker ability to freeze my emotions.. but, Guts given how funny it started, it caught me off guard and made my spine tingle. White-Jacket next, thank you.
Imagining the carpenter gang and someone sharpening the blade for my last spinal surgery...and the dentures! : O Glad we get knocked out before we see all the "tools" or hear the surgical lesson these days.
And the mention of dinner afterward. Guessing this is why Kevin Dutton had surgeons on his list. Low amygdala functioning.
The real challenge would be creating a world where they stop banning books and literature. "Too sexual, stimulating, and violent" as if pornography with much more controversial content isn't a billion dollar industry, ha.
Being subscribed to your Substack is like...the best thing for me. Because I get to pick your brain and ask questions and be very annoying.
I watched a YouTube video of one of your book events. You talked about how Tom would take you to public places to have you read your work aloud. And you said that only the best stories got heard over the pinball noises and the music and the loud talking.
And you said that when you stood up there on the pool table and read a story that had farting or shitting or something like that, people stopped what they were doing and listened. But the woman who talked about her dead dog, she was told to shut the fuck up, nobody wants to hear about your dead dog... lol
Does that mean stories about masturbation and things like that are just more popular to the general public? Or am I not going deep enough with my thinking?
My favorite lyrics
"And I don't understand why I sleep all day
And I start to complain that there's no rain
And all I can do is read a book to stay awake
And it rips my life away, but it's a great escape"
Oooooh. This is gonna be good.
Looks like I found my stocking stuffer book.
I'm sick alright..lol
A while ago I searched for commentary and reactions to Guts online and I came across a forum post where someone referenced ‘blowfish girl’ and her ‘maggot story’. This is what I found. And, yeah, it’s pretty bad. Gotta love some good old internet folklore.
http://blowflygirl.blogspot.com/2009/08/here-is-my-maggot-story.html