Comments on: R.I.P. David Foster Wallace

By: dan

dan — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:28:27 +0000

That’s three people in the last twelve hours asking wtf with the tags. Lost ’em in a WP upgrade. Gonna get (most of) ’em back. Pour one out for DFW while you wait.

By: ken

ken — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:48:02 +0000

Sorry to ask that on this post.

I’m a big Infinite Jest fan.

For what it’s worth…

By: ken

ken — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:45:12 +0000

Hey, what happened to your Tags??? Where’s all your good stuff about design/PowerPoint/Keynote/Presentation/Storytelling?

Your blog is my del.icio.us

By: Dina

Dina — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 13:22:19 +0000

I had a thing published a little while back and the title the editors chose played on “Consider the Lobster.” I recognized it as a joking reference but didn’t investigate further. I wish I had.

I’m not sure what I’m trying to say here. Maybe that even a belated realization of the undeserved grace of this peripheral association with Wallace might be worth something, at least. To me, and to the other folks who undoubtedly will discover his work through his death.

Got some reading to do.

By: Jeff Wasserman

Jeff Wasserman — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 11:55:59 +0000

I feel like I need to react, but I have no idea how. This is an immense loss for more people than will likely realize it.

By: Michael K.

Michael K. — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 06:53:10 +0000

What’s even worse, Christian, is that DFW seemed to understand – as evident in the aforementioned commencement address – that exceptional greatness was really a quotidian matter, not some monumental thing of epic proportions. Pardon my language, but Wallace GOT that the world is a fucked up place, but he also seemed to get – if his writing is any evidence – that a certain type of dignity and understanding proffers a way through. I feel sick.

By: Christian Long

Christian Long — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 05:15:22 +0000

Just discovered his untimely/heart-breaking death myself today. Agree with you in terms of his impact and unique potential. The field of talented writers and other creatives is littered with a few that were incapable of sustaining a healthy/balanced life over time. The research and anecdotal evidence goes well beyond my need to repeat it, but it still isn’t easy to grasp how someone like him can seemingly be poised for exceptional greatness…and suddenly choose to throw it away.