Letter from writer Jim Harrison to writer J. Reuben Appelman 1992 memorabilia

Description: In 1992, this card was written to author J. Reuben Appelman from the legendary writer Jim Harrison (Legends of the Fall & a boatload of other great works), advising the young Appelman on the "bloody voyage" of pursuing life as a writer. In the note, Harrison claimed to be working under the pseudonym, "Bob Duluth"—although Appelman spent a decade trying to find proof of that, he never could. This card was prompted by Appelman having sent a collection of poems to Harrison titled, "Letters to Harrison," modeled after Harrison's "Letters to Yesenin" and revealing of what then appeared to be Appelman's temporary thoughts of suicide. That year, Jim Harrison introduced Appelman to the now-world-famous singer, Jewel, who had been Harrison's student at Interlochen arts camp in northern Michigan. Jewel was only 3 years away from becoming famous when she and Appelman shared a table with Harrison for three hours one night at Beggar's Banquet bar in East Lansing, Michigan, after Harrison had given a poetry reading. Harrison kept nudging Appelman to hit on Jewel, but she was a few years younger than Appelman, who also thought she had a very high forehead, which stupidly bothered him. By 1995, with Jewel's rising fame, Appelman was cursing his stupidity and the wretched bloody voyage Harrison had predicted for him. Appelman and Harrison continued their correspondence for the next few years, entirely consisting of Appelman sending the famous author poorly written letters from hitching posts in the American West and receiving no response, excluding the coded messages Harrison was believed by Appelman to have been leaving him in poems. The photograph, "Black Magic Wolves," was taken by Tom Mussehl of Bozeman, Montana.

Price: 275 USD

Location: Boise, Idaho

End Time: 2024-08-15T19:38:56.000Z

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