rest in peace...

Author Norman Mailer died at 84.

Don't worry I'm not making a habit of posting only when someone famous dies. This one really broke my heart though. I guess to me Norman Mailer represents the last of a great generation of writers. I know there are still all kinds of great writers, but I think the 20th Century was really the last century in which writers could have such a great impact. Looking at our generation I find it difficult to think any writer will really affect the average American for the sheer fact that everyone thinks he or she can be a writer. So here's to you Norman Mailer and all the wonderful books you wrote, and all that you represent!