suicide
A Casualty of Economy or of Perfectionism?
- CNN reported that a 74 year old German billionaire Adolf Merckle, once a # 44 on the Forbes list of the world's richest people, committed a suicide by apparently jumping in front of a train, as his fo
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To Hell and Back: Adventures in Writing
Pounding out a novel at 1667 words per day is hell.
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The Death of David Foster Wallace
I've had a few days of celebrating, accompanied by mixed emotions. While Obama's election and the clear rejection of the GOP brand by the majority of the country is certainly something to celebra
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Transcripts of a troubled mind. A reiteration: depression kills about 15% of those who suffer with it.
- Transcripts of a troubled mind tells the life and times of Breece D'J Pancake, a brilliant young writer
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David Foster Wallace: The Lost Years & Last Days
Frida and Dorothy
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I will have to stop peeling my skin and finding other people’s skins…a patch here, a patch there.
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Wait for now
For David Foster Wallace
Wait
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FAME AND SUICIDE
Suicide and fame. The two flirt and then consumate often enough to make one take note.
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David Foster Wallace suicide. A commencement speech as a clue to his troubled psyche.
D. F. Wallace: from his 2005 Kenyon Commencement Address - May 21, 2005
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David Foster Wallace, 1962-2008
According to an article on the CBC news site and the Los Angeles Times, the body of author David Foster Wallace was discovered by his wife in the family home, an apparent suicide.
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