James Crumley RIP

[ellen_datlow]

One of my favorite crime authors has died. If you haven't read The Last Good Kiss, run out and do so.
Washington Post obituary of James Crumley

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James Crumley RIP

[(Anonymous)]

I was really sorry to hear this, though I'd known he was ill for some time. He was one of the major reasons I got into the creative writing program at Colorado State back in '74. Unfortunately I never got to study with him--after he accepted me into the fiction program he left the university, but we did run into each other a few times over the years.

-- Steve Tem

Re: James Crumley RIP

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

I hadn't known he was ill. There are writers/actors I've always hoped to meet and then I realize (particularly with actors) that this would be a very bad thing and that I should just be happy with whatever it is about them I like onscreen :-).
Of course, I have met many many writers--but some of the BIG ones I feel shy with--even Joyce Carol Oates, who I've met several times now (even for a meal).