Re: JCO: New story

Yes, I did know that (from reading "Invisible Writer) and I think it's
ridiculous, of course. But, actually, oddly enough, her debut New Yorker
story "Zombie" was the very first thing I ever read of JCO. It blew me away.
She's been my favorite writer ever since.

Ryan.

on 9/13/04 1:10 PM, Cyranomish@aol.com at Cyranomish@aol.com wrote:

> Thanks for the heads-up, Ryan. Did you know that the New Yorker editor Bill
> Shawn rejected JCO's fiction for many years? Only with the advent of Tina
> Brown did the magazine start using her work -- catching up for decades of lost
> time in 1994 with the novella ZOMBIE. According to Greg Johnson's bio, John
> Updike sent JCO a congratulations postcard noting that Shawn, by then
> deceased,
> must be "twirling" in his grave.
> Cyrano
>
> In a message dated 9/13/2004 1:59:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> ryan@go-mdi.com writes:
>
> << Hi, everybody.
>
> I noticed that this week's New Yorker short story is written by JCO. It's
> called "Spider Boy." Thought you'd like to know. You can read it free online
> this week only at newyorker.com.
>
> Enjoy!
>
> Ryan.
>
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