Today marks the death of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, final surviving son of that old philandering bootlegging rapscallion Joseph P. Kennedy. The fight over succession is going to be a donnybrook. Because of his long tenure, at least a few close relatives view the seat as a Kennedy fiefdom. And how soon will the jockeying begin?
Am reading two recent biographies of important American writers Flannery O'Connor and Hunter S. Thompson. Although they would appear to have nothing in common, both did relish the gothic aspects of life in these United States and did cultivate their own idiosyncratic personalities.
A Life of Flannery O'Connor by Brad Gooch and Outlaw Journalist: The Life and Times of Hunter S. Thompson by William McKean explore the connections between their disparate life experiences, personal quirks, intellectual interests, and how these affected their literary output.
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