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Kurt Vonnegut Dies at 84 - washingtonpost.com
by Rattle at 2:36 am EDT, Apr 12, 2007

Kurt Vonnegut, the satirical novelist who captured the absurdity of war and questioned the advances of science in darkly humorous works such as "Slaughterhouse-Five" and "Cat's Cradle," died Wednesday. He was 84.

RIP.


 
RE: Kurt Vonnegut Dies at 84 - washingtonpost.com
by dc0de at 9:51 am EDT, Apr 12, 2007

Rattle wrote:

Kurt Vonnegut, the satirical novelist who captured the absurdity of war and questioned the advances of science in darkly humorous works such as "Slaughterhouse-Five" and "Cat's Cradle," died Wednesday. He was 84.

RIP.

My your head rest in peace, as it does in the hearts and minds of your readers...

Thank you for your enlighted skills. We'll remember you fondly.


 
RE: Kurt Vonnegut Dies at 84 - washingtonpost.com
by Mike the Usurper at 1:27 pm EDT, Apr 12, 2007

Rattle wrote:

Kurt Vonnegut, the satirical novelist who captured the absurdity of war and questioned the advances of science in darkly humorous works such as "Slaughterhouse-Five" and "Cat's Cradle," died Wednesday. He was 84.

RIP.

Vonnegut is someone that the attendees of the University of Iowa have a rather odd attachment to. On the north side of Iowa City there is a place referred to as the Vonnegut house and every year about May Day, they host a huge party there and in the field just east of it. I couldn't tell you anymore if he had lived there or owned it or what, nor could I say if it still happens, but for those who went, the Vonnegut party was always the best of the year. So a drink for Mr Vonnegut!


Kurt Vonnegut Dies at 84 - washingtonpost.com
by Neoteric at 7:19 am EDT, Apr 12, 2007

Kurt Vonnegut, the satirical novelist who captured the absurdity of war and questioned the advances of science in darkly humorous works such as "Slaughterhouse-Five" and "Cat's Cradle," died Wednesday. He was 84.

Vonnegut remains one of my favorite authors. Uniquely american. He will be missed.

--tim “new wii browser” ball


 
RE: Kurt Vonnegut Dies at 84 - washingtonpost.com
by finethen at 9:46 am EDT, Apr 12, 2007

For your enjoyment, here are Vonnegut's rules for writing a short story.

1. Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted.
2. Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for.
3. Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water.
4. Every sentence must do one of two things -- reveal character or advance the action.
5. Start as close to the end as possible.
6. Be a sadist. No matter how sweet and innocent your leading characters, make awful things happen to them -- in order that the reader may see what they are made of.
7. Write to please just one person. If you open a window and make love to the world, so to speak, your story will get pneumonia.
8. Give your readers as much information as possible as soon as possible. To heck with suspense. Readers should have such complete understanding of what is going on, where and why, that they could finish the story themselves, should cockroaches eat the last few pages.


 
Vonnegut's rules for writing a short story
by noteworthy at 12:51 pm EDT, Apr 12, 2007

For your enjoyment, here are Vonnegut's rules for writing a short story.

1. Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted.
2. Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for.
3. Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water.
4. Every sentence must do one of two things -- reveal character or advance the action.
5. Start as close to the end as possible.
6. Be a sadist. No matter how sweet and innocent your leading characters, make awful things happen to them -- in order that the reader may see what they are made of.
7. Write to please just one person. If you open a window and make love to the world, so to speak, your story will get pneumonia.
8. Give your readers as much information as possible as soon as possible. To heck with suspense. Readers should have such complete understanding of what is going on, where and why, that they could finish the story themselves, should cockroaches eat the last few pages.


 
RE: Kurt Vonnegut Dies at 84 - washingtonpost.com
by Maco at 11:34 pm EDT, Apr 21, 2007

Neoteric wrote:

Kurt Vonnegut, the satirical novelist who captured the absurdity of war and questioned the advances of science in darkly humorous works such as "Slaughterhouse-Five" and "Cat's Cradle," died Wednesday. He was 84.

Vonnegut remains one of my favorite authors. Uniquely american. He will be missed.

--tim “new wii browser” ball

will this have an effect on your cigarettes?


Kurt Vonnegut Dies at 84 - washingtonpost.com
by Decius at 1:03 am EDT, Apr 12, 2007

Kurt Vonnegut, the satirical novelist who captured the absurdity of war and questioned the advances of science in darkly humorous works such as "Slaughterhouse-Five" and "Cat's Cradle," died Wednesday. He was 84.

Vonnegut was one of my favorite authors.


 
 
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