Status Updates From The William Saroyan Reader

William Saroyan is an incredible writer. He has this way of making the reader feel so comfortable, then he will hit you with one line that punches you in the heart.

Mul ei oo kirjanmerkkii jote hyödynnän tätä

Tää jäbä on liia filosofine oon hito väsyny ei mun aivot toimi

Good stuff, will update later with additional stories read.

The Beggars - a kind of recounting of beggars, if you've traveled any and paid attention to buskers and beggars, you may recognize yourself in this.

The Filipino and the Drunkard - a very short story, broadly written, unfortunately still painfully relevant.

Just wanted to add, Saroyan is difficult to quote in a few lines. Because there is so much context in each line. He's like Saramago that way - you need to read a whole paragraph or page to see the irony and humor.

"... but when you start to mock, you say to hell with the truth. Nobody's telling the truth, so why should I?" ~A Cold Day

I'm jumping around, reading shorter pieces first. Most is fiction, but there are essays and letters in here. "The World's Champion Elevator Operator" is deservedly famous. "Finlandia" is beautiful. "A Cold Day" has good advice for short story writers. "The Parsley Garden" is great, "The Hummingbird That Lived Through the Winter" is a sweet vignette. Good: Fable IX, Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze.