One of my brushes with greatness: When I worked for a medium-sized publisher, I once spent 10 minutes on the phone with Ursula K. Le Guin, helping her navigate our somewhat unfriendly website shopping cart. She had a dry, British wit and (at an advanced age) was sharper than I will ever be. My day was made; I ran around the office and told everyone.
Re: UKL I hadn’t read anything of hers except Lathe of Heaven, but a few years ago got to read the entire Earthsea series out loud to my kid and I’m now a superfan. It’s the quiet optimism that people are capable of growth and the world can withstand horrors and emerge with dignity and strength that does it for me (+ dragons).
One of my brushes with greatness: When I worked for a medium-sized publisher, I once spent 10 minutes on the phone with Ursula K. Le Guin, helping her navigate our somewhat unfriendly website shopping cart. She had a dry, British wit and (at an advanced age) was sharper than I will ever be. My day was made; I ran around the office and told everyone.
I love this! Thank you for sharing!
Re: UKL I hadn’t read anything of hers except Lathe of Heaven, but a few years ago got to read the entire Earthsea series out loud to my kid and I’m now a superfan. It’s the quiet optimism that people are capable of growth and the world can withstand horrors and emerge with dignity and strength that does it for me (+ dragons).
This is a very on point analysis! Agreed and appreciated! Thank you for sharing. Plus dragons!
Read it twice and sent to a friend. Timely messages and Mitch, my two favorite things. Great stuff!
Thank you so much for the kind words, my friend!
What if I just tell you more Mitch Hedberg jokes? “I didn’t know ducks ate for free at Subway”. 😂 he’s the best and this was a great piece
Thank you so much!