Addio, senza rancor

Information Design for the Bigger Picture

A perhaps misguided quasi-ethical spew as excuse to rock some Operation Ivy

William T. Vollmann is dying. In his Sacramento studio, he talks America, unfinished work, and the 3,096-page opus he finished just in time.

Lot of scare quotes in this one

Aida: Pathos, doomy desire, preposterous men

"Mischievously demoniacal"

On Fathers, Paperbacks, and Unsolvable Mysteries

August 5, 2025 – “I’m worried about what will happen when I’m done with this novel. Will I try to hang out more? But with who? The novel is my life now.”