07.20.09 - IN MEMORY OF FRANK MCCOURT

Author Frank McCourt died yesterday of cancer (full report here). He was a public school teacher. He taught English and Creative Writing, just like me. McCourt wrote with such honesty. His stories made me laugh. More often, they made me cry. No one has pathos like Frank McCourt. It sounds silly if you've never read a great book before, but he was a friend. I projected myself into his stories. He was me. I was him.

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I've quoted him in my classroom. I've read excerpts from ANGELA'S ASHES every year