My favorite train wreck

Ever find yourself facing a situation raging out of control, almost certain a disaster lurks around the corner, all the while completely powerless to look away? It’s bad; you know it, and you can’t stop staring.

I refer to Poppy Z. Brite.

Ms. Brite has so much talent–she’s written some great short stories and novels–and so few coping skills. To read her journal, I might think she was a colossal whiner. In fact, she’s probably quite charming and funny on her good days, just a bit lost at the moment.

Hopefully Poppy raises herself out of this funk soon, heals those wounds, and carries on with what matters. As an author, there’s some narrative bouncing around those dark chasms she keeps locked tight, still clawing for the surface.

2 thoughts on “My favorite train wreck

  • January 30, 2007 at 1:13 am
    Permalink

    She deleted it! :O

  • January 30, 2007 at 8:51 am
    Permalink

    That’s probably not a bad thing. It was ugly…

    I’ll modify the entry so the link points to her site.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You may use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>