LAIRD BARRON

[Geoffrey]

Personally, I don't know for sure that I'm not a Dad. I hope I'm not. I know I'm not an author, though. Just White. Well, somewhat.

Bringing somebody into this world just to look after me sounds grotesque.

[Druidic]

I don't support Death on Demand. I support euthanasia only in specific instances of painful terminal illness.

But the horrors of old age, wracked by pain and hopelessness? My Glock may count as a friend yet,,,but I'm a stubborn SOB and not a quitter.

I feel like that already, and I'm still just about in my 20s.

[Zaharoff]

Quote Originally Posted by Druidic

My Glock may count as a friend yet

That is my brother's plan.
He grows annoyed whenever I remind him arthritis runs in our family and crablike fingers won't suffice.

[Druidic]

Now if I could only locate all the children I sired...

You're way too young to quit, James. Never give in to the world. As long as you can hold out.

[Geoffrey]

Quote Originally Posted by Druidic

Now if I could only locate all the children I sired... You're way too young to quit, James. Never give in to the world. As long as you can hold out.

Yeah, don't quit on the world yet, James! So much more to read! You could read old farts for a lifetime and still have lots more to go. Man, those dead white dudes have written for a long, long time. Some of em were even duh duh... dads.

But don't let that discourage you!

Walter de la Mare was a white dad, so they can't all be bad.

[Druidic]

I would never exit this Hotel until someone translates Durrenmatt's "Valley of Confusion" into English. As Hodgson implies it's the little things, the small pleasures, that makes it all worthwhile. The Big Things are great but they don't happen that often. It's the "casual joys" that count.

I always loved Hodgson.

[Geoffrey]

Quote Originally Posted by James

Walter de la Mare was a white dad, so they can't all be bad.

Just for the record, which ones of these old dudes were dads?

I mean, no for Lovecraft. Probably no for Poe, though he did try.

Machen was a dad.

I don't remember if MR was.

They were all so white though. Except for Poe. He wasn't all that white.