VLVL Zoyd: good dad or bad dad?

Ghetta Life ghetta_outta at hotmail.com
Thu Apr 15 14:51:19 CDT 2004


>From: jbor <jbor at bigpond.com>
>
>     Zoyd [...] at the last minute had dropped just a quarter of
>     a tab of acid on the chance of glimpsing something cosmic
>     that might tell him he wouldn't die (285)
>
>       "Where's 'at Zoyd at?"
>       "He clocked out as soon as the kid was born, probably off
>     on one of the lesser-known planets by now." (288)

A momentary lapse which seems to pale in comparison to the complete 
abandonment (semi-permanent post-partum depression?)  from her mother not 
long after.  His trip away was very temporary, and at least intended as 
soul-searching.

Ghetta

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