Re: North to Alaska / Intro, etc....
William Chinda (wc81@ao.net)
Sun, 25 Jan 1998 14:40:10 -0500
>Watched that program Millennium last night. It was loosely based on that kid
>from New York who walked into Alaska--in search of a new life--and ended up
>starving to death. Throughout the show his diary is read as a voice over. In
>his closing remarks he writes how we all "just move from one piece of holy
>ground to the next." Of course this strung a chord with me, but I found/find
>that I am unsure whether this phrase originated with Salinger. If not, who?
>And does anyone know more of this American nomad who turned his back on
>everything? I admit that all I know comes from a 60 Minutes report.
>
Has this been published somewhere? It seems like an interesting read,
especially since I've gotten these feelings to move to Alaska and become a
reclusive artist...
By the way, just to introduce myself, my name's Will Chinda, and I've been
lurking for a month or so. I've been reading Salinger since November (CITR
assigned in my English class).
As for all this business about the bickering on the list: all mailing lists
go through their growing pains, and this list is obviously no different.
But before you send off an email to the list, re-read it and consider
whether it would be more appropriate as a private email.
W. Chinda
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