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Geoffrey Cadman's avatar

To the point, not a wasted word, perfect.

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Joseph Boot's avatar

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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Nate's avatar

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

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Chris's avatar

Love me some Bukowski!

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Idris Saad Faraj's avatar

Joined Faulkner.

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ars poetica's avatar

"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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Sean Maguire's avatar

Brilliant

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David's avatar

indeed

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David's avatar

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

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