I had always heard or read that he took his own life with a 44.The Cleveland Wrecking yard is one of my favorites
You're right. I like to lie every now and then. It's called artistic license. In Hemingway's case, Mary Hemingway said accidental death for a little while, but Ernest was brought up with firearms and could never shoot himself while cleaning one. There have just been too many valuable and important writers that have eaten their guns. Hunter Thompson also comes to mind. I did give the reader a hint that I wasn't on the level when I said "he died accidentally... like Hemingway." Further to my story, I don't have any evidence that Brautigan ever met Miller, or that Miller ever knew or corresponded with Hemingway. This is a work of fiction.
This is good stuff, dirtydog. You're so good with dialogue. I read one of Brautigan's novels many years ago. I don't remember when that was, maybe it was in college. I don't even remember which one it was. I do remember his writing style, though ... very minimalist. I didn't much care for it. What made you decide to write about him? I've been to the Hemingway memorial in Ketchum. My then-husband knew some people there and we stopped to visit. It's a beautiful area, but the town itself is a little too hoity-toity for my taste. Good hiking in the Sawtooths up around Redfish Lake, though.
thank u for this---ive never read anything by this guy but i put his name on my library list--heard of the diggers though---didnt they have the -free store--in the Haight in the 60s?--anyway he's on my list--thanks
According to Charles Perry, author of The Haight Ashbury -- A History, the Diggers had a 'double garage on Page Street' known as the Free Frame of Reference, starting about November 1966. I've done a short review of this book here on Hip Forums, see http://www.hipforums.com/newforums/showthread.php?t=385466&f=324.
