and so I begin a life in a world without Kurt Vonnegut

This post is from a flickr project called 365days.

"So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries."
http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/i_love_you_madame_librarian/

I am a librarian. While that doesn't necessarily make me a reader - I am. I love a good book - I can even love so-so books if they entertain me. Certainly, I have favorite authors and favorite books. Certainly, I try to pass books off to others as things they must have in their lives.

This morning, after dropping of my son at school, I heard the news on NPR that Kurt Vonnegut died of complications due to a fall from a few weeks ago. I have not read everything he's written (a copious list); I do not own a copy of every title. But I am an admirer of Kurt Vonnegut: his works and his opinions. His books, essays, plays, etc. will live on but there won't be a new one and I won't get to hear his live commentary anymore.

I've never had to live in a world without Kurt Vonnegut before.