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Recently, Peachy interviewed me for her column, Movers and Shakers. No holds barred. We covered everything, Here's one example, but I recommend that you check out the full column:
Peachy Deegan: What is the first thing you wrote and what do you remember about it?Norb Vonnegut: An essay during first or second grade. My teacher was a nun, and she asked us to describe what we wanted to be when we grew up. In those days, I dreamed of becoming the pope. I liked his hat, that and the way everybody respected him.
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The New York Times describes my novels as “money porn,” “a red-hot franchise,” and “glittery thrillers about fiscal malfeasance.” Through fiction I explore the dark side of money and the motivations of those who have it, want more, and will steamroll anybody who gets in their way.
I thought you would have said "The Big Sneeze."
Hey, I had forgotten that. But the pope article came first.
I had nuns as teachers throughout grade school and the Marian Brothers in high school. This experience is bullet-proof insurance that I'll never run out of things to write about. Merry Christmas, Norb.
Always a good thing for writers! Thanks, Dick. Merry Christmas to you.
AHA! Another Penguin survivor. I knw we were kindred souls. Do you have ruler scars on your knuckles, too?