The New York Observer Finds My Son - The Whirlwind Continues
Coming home last night around 6:30 pm I was greeted by my wife who nonchalantly tells me "The New York Observer contacted Alec (our eldest son) today and interviewed him". What? Why? Apparently they read his letter to the editor of the New York Times Book Review and were so impressed, they wanted to find out who this kid from Alabama really was. My son later, again nonchalantly, informs me he had a 20 minute interview with someone from the Observer. My son had no idea what they were going to do with this interview.
Well, first thing this morning my wife emails me a link...to the Observer...and there it is....picture and all.....an article and interview with my son trying to figure out who this kid from Alabama, of all places, was and what caused him to challenge the literary publishing word. Yes, I am a proud Dad. Of course, his comment in his interview that "Neither of my parents are big readers at all" struck me. Reading briefs, memos, case opinions, legal periodicals, blawgs.....and the list goes on, doesn't count. Thanks son. Guess he doesn't really have a good understanding of what I do all day long. I'll forgive him...for now....because he deserves to glow.
Comments
Congratulations! How proud you must be!
Posted by: Sandy Slaga | June 10, 2008 10:44 AM
Hi Craig, not sure how I got here but I did. Wow - that reference to your son "looking back at literary life" has got to be hat tip to Joyce Maynard's famous cover NYT Magazine story, "A 17 Year Old Looks Back." Wow!
Posted by: Carolyn Elefant | June 20, 2008 7:15 PM