I’m so sorry to hear about what you went through. Glad you are still with us and here writing!!
I wonder how it makes musicians, artists, creators, writers feel when they hear how their work saved us or got us through some serious hard times or were a big part of our happiness?
I’ll never forget seeing FIGHT CLUB for the first time—- I…
I’m so sorry to hear about what you went through. Glad you are still with us and here writing!!
I wonder how it makes musicians, artists, creators, writers feel when they hear how their work saved us or got us through some serious hard times or were a big part of our happiness?
I’ll never forget seeing FIGHT CLUB for the first time—- I was a different person coming out of the movie theater that day. Everything false around me fell away, there was a truth I had sugar-coated to get through life—- and I sincerely wanted more happenings like Project Mayhem to check the establishment’s ego. For men to feel their strength and emotions— for mental health to be an accepted topic of discussion and more light brought to it. Chuck’s writing is light years ahead of us all—- he’s like Frank Zappa’s music to me— Just discovering it, even though written a little after I was born— it’s still so strong and true today. Chuck’s work has made lasting impressions. I’m honored to be one of his students and to have a friendship through our Boston Terriers. If someone would have told me back then that I would have had conversations with the writer of “Fight Club,” I would have blown them off and told them they’re nuts. Because of Chuck—- I’ve been reading writers I never knew about and educating myself again—- too many years after not being able to finish college because I had to go back to working for our family business— I’m back to writing. Taking the “I” out of the story and framing it differently— just knowing maybe people wanna hear about my wild life as a concession stand owner/worker since the age of 7, but told as a story and not memoir—- I’m beyond humbled— I keep writing and editing. Making great friends through his Substack and just knowing more about how he creates, survives book tours, and actually is present during them to meet fans—- I don’t know many people that care as much as he does. I’m beyond grateful!!
Hey Kerri, have you read 'Geek Love'?? You of all people might love that novel. It's about a family of circus sideshow performers, very nomadic, very alternative. Written by Katherine Dunn, whom I had the pleasure of knowing. She helped me with my travel guide and was the first writer to endorse 'Fight Club.'
You bet I did!! You should see my copy!! It’s travelled a lot of places— took me some time to read because my reading comprehension level is a little slow. So did your “Survivor” which made for interesting laundrymat reading. I’d really get into a chapter and the buzzers would go off snapping me back to my life. I really loved her novel— man, I bet she was a damn cool friend to have. ❤️
I’m so sorry to hear about what you went through. Glad you are still with us and here writing!!
I wonder how it makes musicians, artists, creators, writers feel when they hear how their work saved us or got us through some serious hard times or were a big part of our happiness?
I’ll never forget seeing FIGHT CLUB for the first time—- I was a different person coming out of the movie theater that day. Everything false around me fell away, there was a truth I had sugar-coated to get through life—- and I sincerely wanted more happenings like Project Mayhem to check the establishment’s ego. For men to feel their strength and emotions— for mental health to be an accepted topic of discussion and more light brought to it. Chuck’s writing is light years ahead of us all—- he’s like Frank Zappa’s music to me— Just discovering it, even though written a little after I was born— it’s still so strong and true today. Chuck’s work has made lasting impressions. I’m honored to be one of his students and to have a friendship through our Boston Terriers. If someone would have told me back then that I would have had conversations with the writer of “Fight Club,” I would have blown them off and told them they’re nuts. Because of Chuck—- I’ve been reading writers I never knew about and educating myself again—- too many years after not being able to finish college because I had to go back to working for our family business— I’m back to writing. Taking the “I” out of the story and framing it differently— just knowing maybe people wanna hear about my wild life as a concession stand owner/worker since the age of 7, but told as a story and not memoir—- I’m beyond humbled— I keep writing and editing. Making great friends through his Substack and just knowing more about how he creates, survives book tours, and actually is present during them to meet fans—- I don’t know many people that care as much as he does. I’m beyond grateful!!
Hey Kerri, have you read 'Geek Love'?? You of all people might love that novel. It's about a family of circus sideshow performers, very nomadic, very alternative. Written by Katherine Dunn, whom I had the pleasure of knowing. She helped me with my travel guide and was the first writer to endorse 'Fight Club.'
You bet I did!! You should see my copy!! It’s travelled a lot of places— took me some time to read because my reading comprehension level is a little slow. So did your “Survivor” which made for interesting laundrymat reading. I’d really get into a chapter and the buzzers would go off snapping me back to my life. I really loved her novel— man, I bet she was a damn cool friend to have. ❤️
Geek Love is brilliant! That book changed the way I thought about writing & story telling.