I've tried to read Bukowski twice in my life. The first time I read him I was in college. I don't think I could truly appreciate his skill; I was too immature to separate the dancer from the dance. The second time I started with his fiction and that has made all the difference. I find a freedom and immediacy in Bukowski's work that captivates me. I am amazed at how disciplined Bukowski was in his own writing; how he was driven to just write.
I'm a student of words. I work in a library in conservative North Carolina. When I go home from my day job, I read and drink and listen to music. I do a little writing when I feel like it.
I mainly lurk and scribble perhaps occasionally participate
I'm a student of words. I work in a library in conservative North Carolina. When I go home from my day job, I read and drink and listen to music. I do a little writing when I feel like it.
I mainly lurk and scribble perhaps occasionally participate