How Come No One Celebrates My Alcoholism Like John Cheever's?
AV Club has a review of a new biography of John Cheever, so it seemed appropriate to pull out this gem from The Onion:
But just because he’s one of history’s finest short story writers, Cheever’s epic benders are considered delightful, whereas I’ve just got a “serious problem with alcohol.” … You wouldn’t believe some of the outlandish and totally inappropriate things my drunkenness has caused me to do. Dark, crazy stuff. But guess what? I didn’t write Falconer, so I’m a disgrace to everyone who loves me.
