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Read Bukowski

Maybe it's Seasonal Affective Disorder, but each winter I return to Charles Bukowski's work. Ham on Rye is considered his best, but it didn't do much for me. Women is much better, and while Love is a Dog From Hell is good, Factorum is my favorite. He's a great writer for alcoholics. If you're a drinker, he's your guy. (I drink to get drink only a couple of times a year.) I enjoy his writing because he describes better than anyone the plight of the introverted misanthrope. Unlike Bukowski, I don't hate people. I get sick of them quite readily, though. Why do people, every day, ask me how I'm doing? This makes no sense to me. You saw me yesterday. What do you suppose happened since? And if things were going well or terribly, why do you suppose I'd want to talk about to anyone - let alone you? It's not a hate for people, but rather there is no need to connect...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on December 31, 2010 (boomark / email).