tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9602181.post2030776612148394078..comments2023-05-01T02:20:17.768-07:00Comments on Read This Because I Probably Won't Call: What?piglethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14544714000574510171noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9602181.post-51685108277066380622011-01-03T12:31:55.182-08:002011-01-03T12:31:55.182-08:00Dan, his editor may have just been glad there were...Dan, his editor may have just been glad there were no semicolons in it.piglethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14544714000574510171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9602181.post-67431420193135098842011-01-03T11:52:02.613-08:002011-01-03T11:52:02.613-08:00I guess even good writers come up with some clunke...I guess even good writers come up with some clunkers. What's surprising is that Irving's editor didn't tell him he ought to re-work the sentence. But maybe the editor thought, well he's John freaking Irving and who am I tell to him anything.SeattleDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985103979828794599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9602181.post-8436408971687179932010-12-30T17:23:50.973-08:002010-12-30T17:23:50.973-08:00Yes! Except the Bulwer-Lytton contest winners usua...Yes! Except the Bulwer-Lytton contest winners usually have a beginning, middle and end. This one has a beginning, end, middle, another beginning, another end, and an aside. Or something.piglethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14544714000574510171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9602181.post-82407358399553396142010-12-30T11:27:07.306-08:002010-12-30T11:27:07.306-08:00If it was the first sentence, we could enter it in...If it was the first sentence, we could enter it in the Bulwer Lytton contest.hederahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01696592301686568456noreply@blogger.com