This was published on the New York Times’ website the end of December 2012. Enjoy.
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In which I blog about the days I write and the days I don’t write; about teaching about writing; about reading (which is never enough); and occasionally about music, because sometimes a three-minute song can tell as good a story as a novel.
2 thoughts on “On the Occasion of Maurice Sendak’s Birthday”
Thanks for a marvelous moment of truth and tears.
I first listened to and watched the video when it was first posted by the New York Times. I have gone back to it several times since, for the drawings, for the sound of Mr. Sendak’s voice, and yes, for the truth and the tears.