Kurt Vonnegut

A great hero of literature, Kurt Vonnegut, has died.

Old age wound up suiting him well, allowing him to live as a sage. He enjoyed dispensing pithy truths from on high, a prophet who lived long enough to see his prophesies come to pass. He would bristle at this, telling us that in time all things come to pass, even his life. Modesty was one of his endearing qualities.

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It was a dark and stormy night …

The sky has grown grey and heavy. The wind is from the East, which always hits like a knife to the back. Bad weather is never a good reason to start a blog, but it is the only excuse I have. I am retreating inside, an instinctive response to the betrayal of April, but still longing for Spring.

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