5/28/2023 0 Comments Isadora wing novel![]() ![]() In addition to calling the book a “female Tropic of Cancer,” Miller said, Who was this chick that was lucky enough to hang out with my favorite writer and have him sing her praises? I needed to know, which is how I discovered Fear of Flying. While working my way through the Henry Miller archive, I came upon The Devil At Large: Erica Jong on Henry Miller. Miller’s lover Anaïs Nin became my literary BFF. Miller waxed poetic about the novels of his buddy Lawrence Durrell, so I tried - and failed - to love his writing too. I devoured every word he wrote, enraptured by his poetic blood-and-guts call to grab hold of life, drink cheap wine, and be “always merry and bright.” At the time, I was working at a dive serving $2 egg-and-bacon breakfasts to wild-eyed customers who’d just wandered in from all-night raves “merry and bright” sounded like a pretty worthwhile pursuit. ![]() ![]() I got to know Miller’s writing during my post-college existential crisis, that glorious time riddled with career-related panic attacks and angsty ennui. I didn’t know the man personally, since he passed away when I was still at the age where The Very Hungry Caterpillar was considered advanced literature. ![]()
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