Susan Sontag
Let’s Face It
Writers are not generally celebrities, but I did have one delirious fan. He kept me on the telephone for hours every night, during a period when I was snorting heroin to cure my insomnia.
Flu Season
Fun fact: After a suicide bombing, forensic investigators immediately "look for the face mask." The shock waves from an explosion blow the bomber's head to smithereens but for some reason leave the face intact.
Genius in Exile
Writer James Purdy's work is like a dark underground river that flows undetected through the American landscape and deserves to be waded in.
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