fromOpen Culture1 month agoWilliam Faulkner Resigns From His Post Office Job With a Spectacular Letter (1924)Working a dull civil service job ill-suited to your talents does not make you a writer, but plenty of famous writers have worked such jobs.Writing
HumorfromOpen Culture5 months agoWhen William Faulkner Set the World Record for Writing the Longest Sentence in Literature: Read the 1,288-Word Sentence from Absalom, Absalom!Faulkner's work deeply influences writers, providing lessons on the power of literary intimacy and authenticity.