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Ken Watson's avatar

I'm probably not the first nerd to point this out, but just in case I am: Robert W. Chambers wrote "The King in Yellow", not Lovecraft. Figured you should know. Great article, and I love your work!

Laura Jedeed's avatar

Thank you for pointing this out! I've corrected the web version. Serves me right for going off memory

Tom Kervin's avatar

A cut to the bone. While I enjoy reading this I also feel some of it is none of my damn business. Learning while intruding…..sometimes, not often, I am happy I am 70. Most of my train wrecks stayed private.

Gerald's avatar

Referenced H.P. Lovecraft the "King in Yellow"? *subscribed*

Marvelicious's avatar

I wonder if this might have been Hunter Thompson's biggest stroke of genius: to create a giant spectacle of a persona like a suit of armor to protect the fragile human at its core. I wonder if it could have survived our the modern era?

I always thought your departure from the Portland scene was more than a bit unfortunate, and it's worthy of consideration that there are others who have been given the same treatment. I have to applaud you for using it as a catalyst in that moment. It seems to have been a good move professionally, even if it has been isolating personally.