Even though he was 84, the news of Kurt Vonnegut’s passing surprised and saddened me.
It goes without saying that I am a stalwart Kurt Vonnegut fan. I voraciously consumed all his books as a teenager. The way he blended fiction, philosophy, and humor knocked me out. I always wanted to write exactly like him. I still do.
“We are healthy only to the extent that our ideas are humane.”
(Kilgore Trout’s epitaph in Breakfast of Champions)
