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Shaun Usher

Shaun Usher
Shaun Usher is a writer, the custodian of the hugely popular blog Letters of Note, and the author of Letters of Note and Lists of Note.


“Aw, Partners, It’s Been a Bitch.” A Letter from Ken Kesey After His Son’s Death

The Author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Recounts the Last Days of His Son’s Life
February 10, 2022  By Shaun Usher
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“I Am Disgusted with Things as They Are.” Ralph Ellison on the Injustice and Poverty of 1937 New York

In a Letter to His Mother, the Author of Invisible Man Describes His Life in Harlem
November 5, 2021  By Shaun Usher
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All About Basket: A Letter from Gertrude Stein About Her Beloved Dog

“In short he is a happy fool, and a great comfort, and some day you will meet.”
November 2, 2021  By Shaun Usher
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“You’re Food and Drink to Me.” A Letter From Henry Miller to Anais Nin

A Steamy Excerpt of the Literary Couple’s Correspondence
September 10, 2021  By Shaun Usher
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When Ray Bradbury Asked John F. Kennedy if He Could Help with the Space Race

“I would be glad to help promote the Space Age as we would all like to see it promoted.”
September 7, 2021  By Shaun Usher
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Adrian Piper on the Earned Power of Self-Identification

Reclaiming Labels and Rejecting the Boxes Constructed by the Dominant Establishment
March 23, 2021  By Shaun Usher
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