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in pencil Miller, Charlie Heath, Mass 01346 4 March 86 Dear Jack,

we are getting ass-deep in Berkshire snow these days & wondering how you are doing in Tropical Moberly?
Did your cataract operation help your eyes? and are you able to read as much as you please?
 I take it that you didn't much like my feeble (unpublished) review of your Weed King stories? It isn't ^ easy

to get any good writing published these days, but you've done all right. I have an essay on B. Traven coming out in Penn. State. Un. Press Collection, & will send you it, this year. Otherwise, I'm collecting rejection slips & looking for my reward in heaven (a hell of a long delay!).

 Malcolm Cowley had a bout of pneumonia & went to hospittle [sic] but got out alive. He's a great walker & he

hates being 'off his feet'. he's now 87, but has possibilities of the nineties. he's a wonderful guy to be around, & has been a constant friend.

If you don't have time or inspiration to write this back-slider in the ox-dunged Berkshires, I'll just rely on the good

memories. always, & as ever

           Charlie       (3 cheers for Red Warren!)

on side I have 3 books looking for publishers so am always engaged