Dennis McMillan published the middle part of The
Shark-Infested Custard =
as Kiss Yor Ass Goodbye, with a different ending. Also New
Forms of =
Ugly: The Immobilized Hero in Modern Fiction. He is
publishing a =
biography of Willeford, soon. It's been announced. His Web
site is =
booksellers.com/dmp. Hoke did remove his daughter's braces,
with a pair =
of diagonal cutters.
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From: Levin, Doug[SMTP:DLEVIN@directimpact.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 1997 1:30 PM
To: 'rara-avis@icomm.ca'
Subject: RARA-AVIS: Grimhaven, the reading, etc.
I enjoyed hearing about _Grimhaven_ and hope it gets brought
out at some
point. To my ear, this sounds like the "real" Willeford,
whereas
aspects of the published Hoke Moseley's seem a little too
good spirited.
The amoral Hoke of _Grimhaven_ sounds more like either of
the R.H.
narrators of _Woman Chaser_ or _High Priest of California_.
It sounds
too like Willeford cannabalized bits of _Grimhaven_ (as he
does
elsewhere between novels)--doesn't Hoke remove his
daughter's
orthodonture to save money in one of the other books?
I have a Willeford segue: Did Dennis McMillan publish some of
Willeford
in the 1970's (the parts of _Shark-Infested Custard_)? Is
McMillan
still publishing? I have been reading a collection of
Frederic Brown's
pulp stories (from the 30's and 40's) published by McMillan
in 1984.
The introduction says that he hopes this volume will be the
first in a
series of pulp writer re-prints. Does anyone know if the
other volumes
were issued?
I enjoyed the stories this week--the two worked as a matched
pair. It
was also fun to read a piece by rara-avis' own James
Reasoner. Both
pieces have this great effect by which the local incident
expands into
something greater and more grim and foreboding.
Peter Lance update: In his Amazon interview, he says
"Rara-avis . . .
[is a] very good daily myster [sic] newsletter on line." Mr.
Lance, a
former TV figure, is promoting like nuts (a website for his
book, an 800
number where you can call for a signed copy).
Doug Levin
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