Sunday, January 12, 2014

A Letter to Mark Twain

Dear Mr. Twain,

A couple of years ago I stopped by your house in Connecticut. Nice place. The room I remember most had a billiard table in it. I've also been by your home in Hannibal, Missouri. Hannibal is an interesting lttle town, but I can see why you chose to move.

I love your acerbic wit--you and Will Rogers could have been best friends. I'm sure that at the time, people thought your wit to be impudent, but sometimes things need to be said.

I think that I should take the time to read Innocents Abroad. I've done some world traveling and would like to see someone else's take on travel.

As a journalist, you could get by with entertaining the unpopular. How did the Civil War impact your outlook?

After hearing about your place in New York City, and why you moved, I'm sure I don't blame you for moving. Having shot a ghost figure and seeing a large puddle of blood appear where there was no one, would serve to encourage a person to find another place to live.

I just wanted to let you know that it is so refreshing to hear someone say out loud what the rest of us are thinking.

A faithful fan.

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