The English Channel Vol 17, Special Edition Save The Date 2017 | страница 8

EXTRA! EXTRA!
September 13th, 1876
City officials in Camden, Ohio are
looking into future legal action—
with the town of Clyde, Ohio pos-
sibly joining them in their suit—
against Sherwood Anderson,
who was born in this small farming
town today.
If you are unable to find Camden
on the map, that may be because
it—along with Clyde—will never be
a locus of literary interest.
A resident of Winesburg, Ohio
suggested that before bringing suit,
Camden and Clyde officials
“actually read the ‘fine print’.”
Pausing in a struggle to communi-
cate his feelings, he went on,
“Look, it’s a great story. There are
lots of great stories. I could name
about 22 off the top of my head—
but then I spend a lot of time
alone. With nothing to do.” When
asked if we could name him in this
story, he scanned the town center,
where people appeared to be going
about their own business, or just
going about by themselves, with no
real business, or even an aim, in
sight. “Sure. Heck, name me what-
ever you want. It’s not like people
will care about stuff like that 100
years from now….”
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