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April 14, 2005
"your" book? whatevah.
ok, i thought i was too self-promotional, but this dude takes it to new heights.
i've enjoyed saying that i'm 1/127th of the best writer in austin, following the austin chronicle's critics' annointment of the 127 authors of writing austin's lives as the best local writer of 2004.
i was honored to read my story at the 2004 texas book festival, but realized that the book's editors were just spreading the love.
but this mother fcuker claims it's his book, and claims he's "one of the best live performers they have as a contributor to the book."
damn him and me both for reducing me to the level of piggish prima donna, but while he can claim two stories in the book, his shit is no better than anyone else's. seriously. there's better stuff from some of the elementary school kids.
there's a better story from rhea fernandes about how she and her siblings had a donkey they used to ride to barton springs. one page. simple, unpretentious. she and her siblings had a donkey. they used to ride it to the school for the deaf on congress, and to barton springs. they built a cart to give rides to the other kids in the hood. they sold the donkey to some other kid and split the money, which was cool with their mom. end of story.
hell, even my little story got the last word, and when i had the good fortune to read it at the texas book festival with three other authors, i had folks rolling, bitch. bladow. punk-ass. i really do hate myself for bein' like that, but that little bitch gotta recognize, yo? and it's not just for me - i've been privileged to meet some of the other authors, from the very young to the very old, and they've all been bad-asses, and modest ones, at that.
the most important thing is, the book has been selected by the mayor as the 2005 mayor's book club selection. punk-ass doesn't even link you to that. a lot more people will be reading this beautiful collection of stories. no matter where you are, it's worth reading. it's an unusual collection of stories about a community from it's members, bridging history with current experience and perspective from the entrenched to the marginalized. it's about austin, and it's about humanity, where they've been, where they are, where they're going, and where they dream of being.
screw me, screw this bankston dude - get the book and read it. you'll enjoy it. if you live here, you'll better appreciate where you're at. if you're somewhere else, you'll be curious about austin, and you'll think a little more about what it means to live where you do.
Posted by Rob at April 14, 2005 02:04 AM
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What an ass. (Not you)
Posted by: hb at April 14, 2005 03:09 PM
Oh my gooooooooooooooooooooosh! What a freakin' freak this guy is! Arrogant and stupid to boot, but I guess those two most always go hand in hand. I couldn't help but look him up... and oh my, how it gets worse. Remind me to tell you about it. Keep up the good fight against ignorance!
Posted by: Heather at April 18, 2005 04:24 PM