Re: OOPS, I did it again (no trout)!

On Fri, 3 Apr 2026 07:24:39 -0500
Bryan Simmons <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 4/1/2026 1:24 PM, chefly wrote:
> > On Wed, 1 Apr 2026 12:15:14 -0600
> > chefly <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > AI Overview
> > Richard Brautigan=E2=80=99s "recipes" are often surreal, literary
> > inventions from his novels or poetic takes on simple, rustic food,
> > notably featuring trout and summer fruit. A prominent example is
> > the "grilled peaches and watermelon" salad inspired by his poetic
> > style, featuring olive oil, herbs, parmesan, and balsamic
> > reduction.=20
> I've often said that I thought that *Engine Summer* could not have
> been written by someone who had not read *In Watermelon Sugar*.
> Crowley's other novel, *Little, Big* belongs alongside *So the Wind
> Won't Blow It All Away* in the must reads of American literature,
> even though they are nothing alike.
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> *Winter's Present* has allusions to both *Little, Big*, and another=20
> Brautigan novel, *Dreaming of Babylon*. Ann's "Fairy Book" is
> *Little, Big*.

ding!

I had a feeling there was familiarity leaking through.

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> *******
> Winter and Ann sat on a fallen log, and Ian concluded that they
> hadn't paid any attention to what he'd just said.  He'd provide the
> food, and after a short repose, they'd walk.  Walk.  He thought about
> every step they'd be taking, every crunch of the former year's leaves
> and mused, "I'm falling into dreaming of Babylon, and there's work to
> be done." *******
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