STRONGER THAN FICTION
DEAR EDITOR:
I very much enjoyed Geoff Dyer’s piece on his inability to get caught up in books these days [“Reader’s Block,” March 3–9]. Sam Johnson remarked that a young man ought to get all his reading done by age 40, because after that it would be difficult. Or impossible. A number of friends suffer from Mr. Dyer’s problem. They have turned away from fiction to nonfiction, and find they can again enjoy reading. Since reading has clearly made Mr. Dyer a fine writer, why worry about it? Subscribe to People magazine and look at the nice pictures.
Orange, Connecticut
MANGIO CANE
DEAR EDITOR:
Re: “Man Bites Dog” [Real Gone, February 25–March 2]. Why don’t you send Rich Garella to some faraway place where they still reportedly practice cannibalism, have him contribute, say, parts of his lower anatomy (so he can still write) into a “big, bubbling pot” and write a piece on what Rich Asshole Stew tastes like? I’ll bet it smells like dogshit.
—Shep
Venice
A SCREAMING COMES ACROSS THE SKY . . .
DEAR EDITOR:
Just read your letters section and was impressed with “The View From Lot 49” [March 10–16], on the subject of jet-contrail activity. We have certainly seen the same sky trails (sometimes referred to as “chemtrails”), and did some research and found several Web sites on the Internet. The flagship site is www.con trailconnection.com, for your readers who may find this bizarre sky activity more interesting for health reasons than just curiosity.
—Jack Petersen and Joe DeLurgio
DEAR EDITOR:
I thought I was the only one to notice the beautiful crisscross contrails in the sky! They’ve been around for more than a couple of months. Here’s my best guess: An hour before sunset, two jets take off from Edwards Air Force Base, one flying in a southeasterly direction, the other toward the southwest. Weather experts use the contrail drift to determine wind patterns and other conditions . . . Folks want to know, L.A. Weekly. Find out for us!
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