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Susie Bright's avatar

Jeez Louise. Blanche, did Bausch ever talk about writing this story, behind the scenes?

I always wanted to know Belle Starr, and now I think I HAVE.

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Blanche Boyd's avatar

Isn't he great? No, we haven't talked specifically about that story, although you can feel the influence of O'Connor's "Good Man Is..."

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Alexander Chee's avatar

I love him. He used to call me Sasha.

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Susie Bright's avatar

Well now I want to call you Sasha too

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Alexander Chee's avatar

😂

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Blanche Boyd's avatar

Let’s all call Chee Sasha. But I like calling you Chee!

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paper clip's avatar

I do, passionately, care about the people. The woman terrifies me. The man saddens me. This is the first full short story of Richard Bausch's I read, years ago. Astonishing. Scared, but I had to finish it. How did he get me to keep reading, even as things seemed hopeless for the man? A shred of hope.

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Joyce Lyndon's avatar

The link works and the language is good, really good but I don’t care about the people, either of them. I can feel the atmosphere, the tension and heat, how different they are but there’s no hook for me.

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Kate Woodsome's avatar

The link works! Love hearing your reading.

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