Evans’ Rag
Vol 3 Issue 13
Blowup from Ralph Steadman’s poster for Where the Buffalo Roam (1980) released by Universal Pictures
If you can’t recognize him, Hunter Thompson is the non-buffalo with the hat.
In an attempt at a semi-serious piece of literary commentary, I’m writing about Joan Didion’s Slouching Toward Bethlehem in something titled Didion’s Slouch, to borrow her appropriation – a bit like taking a selfie with a famous person. I can visualize a Ralph Steadman cartoon cover for her book.
The article by Caitlin Flanagan in The Atlantic, The Autumn of Joan Didion, is a different take on the author. She makes a point of defining Didion’s principal fan base as women. But the observation describing Didion’s uptight personal manner resulting from mental fragility?
Aren’t all writers fragile?