Choosing a Narcissus

My first and naggingly consistent thought is Chuck Palahniuk. He's long been one of my favorite fiction authors. I have copied his style quite a bit in the past. I'm curious what would be different if I more intentionally copied him.

I'm currently read (or at least I started a couple of weeks ago) The Last of the Mohicans. I've been trying to read more classic authors, and as a long-time fan of the movie adaptation from 1992, I thought I'd read the book. I share James Fenimore Cooper's fascination with the native peoples of the eastern Americas. But I've never read any of his work.

Another classic I am reading little by little--made easier by the fact it is a short story collection--is Short Fiction by Herman Melville. I'm never going to read Moby-Dick, but I might be able to pick through some of these short pieces. I started with Bartleby, the Scrivener.

That makes me think of another classic author who probably remains my favorite of all time, despite the fact I have not read any of his work in a long time--Edgar Allan Poe. It just dawned on me that I'm already older than Poe was when he died.
Poe's life seriously sounded really shitty. bad luck 

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2021-04-21 01:10:02
Lots of great artists had shitty lives. I often think it's what made them great artists. How many middle class, can order all the takeout s/he wants, great artists do you know?
2021-04-21 23:10:47
dealingwith
, The Last of the Mohicans was one of my favorite reads, though it was so many years ago all I do remember is liking it. I never read anything Chuck so I guess I'm missing out. 
2021-04-21 23:35:31
I could never get into Chuck. Daniel I find it curious that you have copied his style a lot. I've never thought that about anything I've read of yours at least.

The next great artist will be someone lamenting about how they aren't afforded the artists' life because of the convenience having their entire subsistence delivered to them through apps.
2021-04-22 01:21:56
Lol, the funny part is that's actually true Abe. It'll be somebody writing a very mediocre ode to mediocrity - but it'll be some Bukowski shit. 
2021-04-22 21:58:32

Echo and the Bunnymen