[RoosterRedux]

I am a Raymond Carver fan, so Lish is at the top of my list of fine editors.

I don't read new literature...just online opinion pieces usually followed by the opinions of valued Freepers.

I'm from the Deep South--favorite aunt in Milledgeville (clinical psychologist at the state hospital there) was a close friend of Flannery O'Conner. Have a love hate relationship with literature...particularly the short story.

I grew up in the gothic mood of South Georgia. Left as soon as I could for NYC (to escape the weight of this place).

Little did I know, there is no escape.

[nickcarraway]

There are a lot of people critical of Lish's editing of Carver, including Tess Gallagher, but Carver himself seemed to like it.

What is the hate part of your love/hate with short stories?

I really wish I could like Flannery O'Connor more, but I just can't.

[nickcarraway]

Doesn’t NYC have a weight of it’s own?