The Daily Dispatch

News from the wire

Updates from the typewriter trenches.

Wire Report #104Oct 31, 1955

Cover Reveal: The Asphalt Shadow

Stop the presses. The new jacket art just arrived, and it’s darker than a midnight alley. See the full artwork before it hits the stands.

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Wire Report #103Sep 15, 1955

Signing at City Lights

I’ll be lurking at City Lights Bookstore next Friday. Come get your copy signed. No cops, no questions asked.

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Wire Report #102Aug 02, 1955

The Writing Process

People ask where I get my ideas. I tell them: walk down 4th Street at 2 AM. Keep your eyes open and your mouth shut. The city tells its own stories.

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Wire Report #101July 10, 1955

Delay on “Ruby Grin”

My editor says the manuscript is ‘too dangerous’ to print. I say he’s got cold feet. We’re negotiating over a bottle of scotch. Expect delays.

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