This beautiful day was made even more glorious when I returned home to find the third edition of the Skyline Review anthology in my mailbox. My story, The Unknowable is included. I'm privileged to share space with another author who has had a book, The Greer Agency, published by All Things That Matter Press - Harris Tobias, who contributed The Last Robin. The cover art by Pamela DelliColli is stunning. Also included in the parcel was Desert Moon, the Lost Poetry of Victoria Valentine, our beloved publisher at Water Forest Press. Check it out here: http://www.waterforestpress.com/
On a sad note, I just read of the passing of actor James Arness, 88. He is a television legend, creating the character of Marshall Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke, in a record 20 year run on CBS ('55-'75), a feat recently tied by Kelsey Grammer, who needed two shows, Cheers and Fraser, to do it. Arness was a hero in real life as well, wounded in the invasion at Anzio, Italy in 1944. He spent a year in the hospital and walked with a limp for some time. On Gunsmoke, it was Dillon's frequent deputy, Chester, played by Dennis Weaver, who limped. Weaver also had at least two other notable roles: his bizarro turn as the Motel Night Manager in Orson Welles' Touch of Evil (1958) and as the beleaguered driver in Steven Spielberg's breakthrough, which was actually a TV movie of the week, Duel (1971). Arness also starred in the sci-fi classic The Thing (1951) - as the thing! Rest in Peace, Mister Dillon. My dad loved your show. Thanks.
And thanks to the nice lady who purchased the Ed McBain 87th Precinct short story collection, and the gentleman who purchased two CDs today at the floating bookshop.
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