Re: RARA-AVIS: Willeford vs. Leonard

William Denton (buff@vex.net)
Fri, 13 Feb 1998 00:19:25 -0500 (EST) On Thu, 12 Feb 1998 BaxDeal@aol.com wrote:

: Having read Grimhaven ... I would have to say Mr. Willeford was
: somewhat of a disturbed individual. The ending of this work is one
: of the most ironic things I have ever read.

a hell of a guy. "Chivalrous" is how one described him. He certainly
didn't go around stealing people's false teeth or killing people (not
counting the war).

You might be interested in Don Herron's new biography _Willeford_,
which recently came out from Dennis McMillan. Amazon.com has a page
on it, so you can get the ISBN, or you can order it right from
McMillan at 102102.124@compuserve.com. I think my copy's waiting at
the post office. :)

Bill

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