NC-area novelist and writer Leslie Pietrzyk on the creative process and all things literary.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Reading Moby Dick, 8: Thar She Blows!
I find it amazing that Moby Dick does not show up until page 480 in a 505 page book, leaving me to contemplate how absence can create a stronger presence. Melville is totally impressive and, dare I saw, under-appreciated?