Paranoid Factoid on Nostr: Charles Bukowski used to be the trash invited to bookstore readings, where he'd ...

Charles Bukowski used to be the trash invited to bookstore readings, where he'd provide drunken entertainment to snooty literary types who wanted to get a little edgy. But he was also a fantastic writer.

If you've read Post Office, Ham on Rye, or Hollywood, you know. But he also wrote great #shortstories and a large collection of fine #poetry.

Here he's old and cranky, speaking about why most writers are boring. Good vid!

#writing #books #writers #charlesBukowski

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo9CQT3hXu8