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Ohh, what a marvelous -- and hopeful, uplifting (and beautifully written) -- article, "Eh-ming-way," by Jay Alan Wolfe! Bill, you always have such WONDERFUL stuff on Understandably.com! Your blog is my go-to, "only-one-read-every-single-day" check-in with the world out there... I don't imbibe much news anymore, relying mostly on Jon Stewart, Bill Maher, and the other late-night comedians for my news updates and details ツ, and I certainly don't follow Hollywood anymore, and have pretty much let recipes and even dog stories go by the wayside these days... -- but the rarefied air (for me) of REAL reporting and commentary, actual thought-provoking, world-perspective journalism shared with us each morning by your efforts fills my 75-year-old heart with joy and appreciation... In this day and age (compared to the "Walter Cronkite times" on which I journalistically teethed), in which I find daily disappointment at missing the remembrance of correct grammar and sense of connection with the quality and genuine, juicy pleasure and wonder of exploring overviews of life and the world with the guidance of Real Reporting Pros -- I still find satisfaction and true enjoyment and encouragement from your offerings... Many, many thanks for being such a mensch and a wonderful, smart, darling guy with excellent taste and friends, who all contribute to our ability to participate in the world with what I consider real perspectives and values and understanding... Sincerely, Nancy E. Wood, Oklahoma City

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Darrell's avatar

Someone mentioned the lack of decent novels written over the past 50 years. I gave that a think and here are some authors I think are outstanding from the last 50 years, many worthy of students:

Kurt Vonnegut , Ken Follett, Margret Atwood,

Stephen King, John Grisham, Toni Morrison,

Cormac McCarthy, Jack Kerouac , J.D. Salinger,

John le Carré, Saul Bellow, George R.R. Martin,

Phillip Roth, John Updike, John Irving,

Thomas Harris, David Mamet, Jodi Picoult,

Michael Connelly, Frederick Forsyth, Nelson DeMille

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