Recent content by jimtoo

Too bad this thread took such a sorry turn. The quality of Bukowski's work inspires me to write, but I'll probably never be listed by Granta as one of the best young writers because I don't have the contacts a university writing program offers. Or at least that's the excuse I'm using for now...

Anyone good at what they do (writing, painting, singing, acting, rasing a child) inspires me to write. It would be easier to list what makes me not write (presently working for corporate america is the main energy drain - as long as I keep quitting, I keep writing, so I find ways to quit in...

In the late 80s I was working in a professional office. A newly hired guy liked to read Bukowski at his desk. He often wore headphones and sang out loud with the music no one else could hear, which often included vulgar language. I sat in a cube next to him and thought, wow, he won't last...