Possible source of the Pynchon-is-dead rumor

[John M. Krafft]

I recently found an article in Lexis about what an ideal telecommunications
hub Springfield, MA, is.  The author offered some historical background, 
referring repeatedly to the founder of Springfield as _Thomas_ Pynchon, and
winding up with "If Thomas Pynchon were alive. . . ."  That might easily 
spook the casual, uninformed, unwary reader, not to mention someone who got
the word third or forth hand from such a reader.

jmk

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