I apologize to Mario for taking him to task over this
"magical realism"
business. I realize now that Mario is some kind of literary
smart guy
and that "magical realism" is a worthwhile literary
investigation. I'm
not buying Willeford as a "magical realist," however. I'm
going to take
Mario's offer up on the lottery gig -- and recommend that we
shitcan the
state-run lottery (rigged) for the old-timey, honest
numbers-running of
yesteryear.
I apologize to Peter Walker for suggesting that his friends
were less
than, uh, well, average people.
I apologize to Jacques Oppinger for calling him "Jackie." You
can call
me "Nedweirdo" from now on, Jacques. But only you.
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