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To the point, not a wasted word, perfect.

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William Faulkners grave is just through a patch of woods about 1/4 mile from my home in Oxford, Mississippi. His old house Rowan Oak is across the square. So yeah this has meaning to me personally.

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Mr. Faulkner laying on his side and burning with my toes........ 🔥

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Love me some Bukowski!

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"And that's all I have to say about that." - Forest Gump

Bukowski pretty much nails it here, huh? No need to say anything else. I'll retire and bake cookies instead.

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Joined Faulkner.

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"reading Faulkner/ because the name sounded good/ and being vaguely excited/ by something/ that was not myself" and is that not the task of all this Living?

thank you for sharing.

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Brilliant

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love this one - hank stuck like gum on a shoe to me - still does

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