Update
Things could change, but I suspect this will be my final post on the blog. I met with some doctors at M. D. Anderson today, and they suggested that I enter hospice care. A few weeks, a few months is about all I have left. The blog has been a tremendous source of pleasure to me over the years, and I've made a lot of friends here. My only regret is that I have several unreviewed books, including Lawrence Block' fine new anthology, Alive in Shape and Color, and Max Allan Collins' latest collaboration with Mickey Spillane, The Last Stand, which is a collection of two novellas, "A Bullet for Satisfaction," an early Spillane manuscript with an interesting history, and "The Last Stand," the last thing that Spillane completed. It saddens me to think of all the great books by many writers that I'll never read. But I've had a great life, and my readers have been a big part of it. Much love to you all.
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Dear Bill,I have read and loved all of your Sheriff Dan Rhodes mysteries.
You will be missed.
“The Lord bless you and keep you;
The Lord make His face shine upon you,
And be gracious to you;
The Lord lift up His countenance upon you,
And give you peace.”’
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I haven't had the pleasure of following your blog, though I have found much enjoyment in your books. Your entry today is the first and, as you note, likely the last I'll read. Your words are poignant and beautifully graceful. They strike me as those ripples of air set off by a butterfly's wings, which can eventually re-shape whole climates - in this case, by a lasting gratitude. Thank you, for that gift. I hope you won't take it amiss if I hold you and yours in my prayers.