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[Allen Ruch]

Wait, I thought I had Chapter 8? I already wrote the summary...uh oh...

—Quail

On 12/9/21, 12:55 PM, "Pynchon-l on behalf of Mark Kohut" <pynchon-l-bounces at waste.org on behalf of mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:

    I am continuing on.....Chap 8 coming from me tomorrow.....

    On Thu, Dec 9, 2021 at 12:49 PM Joseph Tracy <brook7 at sover.net> wrote:

    > Ok there seems to be some “loss of inspiration” and I wonder if there is a
    > way to revive interest. I’m willing to take some blame about the structure
    > but……hey..suggestions for improvement or change of pace, style  or really
    > anything would be great and make sense.
    > Also if anyone wants to take the reins, by all means. I like to think
    > about and just read Pynchon but this is meant to be enjoyed as a group
    > activity and the more voices the more lively unless we try to build
    > something like a small passionate involvement  of the few who are into it,
    > which may be our only chance of some kind of completion. drinking or sativa
    > may be a helpful literary lubricant here. If anyone wants to communicate
    > off list with me or others please do so.
    >   The floor is open
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > Wait, you *haven't* been drinking your way through the book? I thought the
    > agreed upon rules were:
    >
    > One drink for every set of ellipses ...
    > One shot for every declarative sentence than ends in a question mark?
    > Three shots for every time Maxine notices a man with an improbable erection
    >
    > —Quail
    >
    > PS: If you are dedicated you can get Zima. I hear there's a secret
    > warehouse of the stuff out in New Jersey, very hush-hush...
    >
    > > On Dec 9, 2021, at 4:08 AM, Michael Bailey <michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com>
    > wrote:
    > >
    > > This is the point at which we were going to discuss planning. I’ve never
    > > been that much of a planner.
    > >
    > > It did occur to me that I ran out of inspiration a couple of days ago
    > right
    > > after I ran out of Crown Royal (-; even with the minuscule size of
    > drinks I
    > > make it doesn’t last forever.
    > >
    > > Can’t get Zima I don’t think … but
    > >
    > > I suggest we drink our way thru the book. This will temper any urgency
    > > about time, or should in theory, as well as loosen the bindings of
    > > inspiration.
    > >
    > > I’m getting the makings for Papa Dobles in a few hours, and will be
    > writing
    > > more while making and consuming a Lilliputian size of those. Strictly for
    > > bibliophile purposes.
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