I didn’t know you started as a horror writer. We share that in common. In fact, I think my old, shitty horror collections are still out there today. For whatever it’s worth, I think they were right without knowing they were right. Maybe it was a silly high school superlative as you say, but the instinct behind some of those things might be in better faith than we give them credit for. Anyhow, congratulations on your recognition. Great to know such a big deal.
I went to school in Europe and the ways of American schools will forever be mysterious to me. We had prizes in elementary school, based on grades, and we got books with a ribbon tied around them. There was one prize that was not academic, "le prix de la camaraderie", basically "the best friend" label that everybody knew was given to the kid that didn't excel in any subject. With the casual disdain of children we all felt we'd be mortified to get it. The "I'd rather die" kind of thing. I can't remember who was the poor soul that got saddled with that. Maybe of all the bunch that's the one that really succeeded... one can hope. I hadn't thought about that in so many years... Thanks, Zev.
I didn’t know you started as a horror writer. We share that in common. In fact, I think my old, shitty horror collections are still out there today. For whatever it’s worth, I think they were right without knowing they were right. Maybe it was a silly high school superlative as you say, but the instinct behind some of those things might be in better faith than we give them credit for. Anyhow, congratulations on your recognition. Great to know such a big deal.
I went to school in Europe and the ways of American schools will forever be mysterious to me. We had prizes in elementary school, based on grades, and we got books with a ribbon tied around them. There was one prize that was not academic, "le prix de la camaraderie", basically "the best friend" label that everybody knew was given to the kid that didn't excel in any subject. With the casual disdain of children we all felt we'd be mortified to get it. The "I'd rather die" kind of thing. I can't remember who was the poor soul that got saddled with that. Maybe of all the bunch that's the one that really succeeded... one can hope. I hadn't thought about that in so many years... Thanks, Zev.
I'm certain he's better at it than I ever was.