Comments for RealityStudio https://realitystudio.org A William S. Burroughs Community Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:59:05 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on About Burroughs by Andy https://realitystudio.org/bibliography/about-burroughs/comment-page-1/#comment-938889 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:59:05 +0000 https://realitystudio.org/?page_id=1456#comment-938889 “The War Universe” from Grand Street Issue 37 (1991) can be found here online for free on JSOR:

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The War Universe

Raymond Foye and William S. Burroughs
Grand Street
No. 37 (1991), pp. 92-108 (17 pages)

]]> Comment on Pistol Poem No. 2 by Demi Raven https://realitystudio.org/texts/the-poetry-of-william-s-burroughs/pistol-poem-no-2/comment-page-1/#comment-938849 Sat, 30 May 2026 23:18:44 +0000 https://realitystudio.org/?page_id=1824#comment-938849 How do we know that the Pistol Poems in the Birthday Book are created by William S. Burroughs?
There is no point in that Birthday Book where William S. Burroughs is noted as the author, and Burroughs is not mentioned in its bibliographical notes, and is not noted on the cover as a contributor.

]]> Comment on My Burroughs by Ross https://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/my-burroughs/comment-page-1/#comment-938792 Mon, 25 May 2026 20:04:46 +0000 https://realitystudio.org/?page_id=2182#comment-938792 Speaking of September 17, 1899, do you know what (if any) significance it had for Burroughs? I know he mentions it in connection with the New York Times of that date.

]]> Comment on Association Copies by Joshua Bodwell https://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/association-copies/comment-page-1/#comment-938658 Tue, 05 May 2026 20:39:28 +0000 http://pornosec.com/bibliographic-bunker/association-copies/#comment-938658 I’ve been reading a bit of correspondence from the early 1970s between James Laughlin of New Directions and John Martin of Black Sparrow Press. At one point they are both complaining about Harvey Brown.

And then I found my way to this piece.

I think the trouble with describing Brown’s copyright infringement as though he’s some joyful pirate is laid bare by Laughlin’s comment to Martin: Brown promised to pay a royalty to William Carlos William’s widow Floss…but then never paid her a cent.

Can you imagine being such a piece of shit that you won’t pay the widow of a poet (you claim to admire) some pittance of a royalty…even though you’re personally brimming with old family money?

Personally, it’s difficult for me to imagine.

]]> Comment on Beat Vinyl by Jeremy https://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/beat-vinyl/comment-page-1/#comment-938639 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:32:44 +0000 http://pornosec.com/bibliographic-bunker/beat-vinyl/#comment-938639 I just ran across this feed this morning. If anyone is still around for a group discussion, please email me at whistlecraft@yahoo.com. I’m a big Jack Kerouac collector and would love to connect with others! Thanks.

]]> Comment on Memories of Burroughs by Max Shpak https://realitystudio.org/biography/memories-of-burroughs/comment-page-1/#comment-938588 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:32:59 +0000 https://realitystudio.org/?page_id=2864#comment-938588 I hadn’t heard Burroughs commenting on the works of William Saroyan (Aram’s father) before. However, I could see why he might like Saroyan’s most famous play, “The Time of Your Life”. One of the characters in the play is a corrupt, bullying but cowardly vice cop who harasses the regulars of a dive bar. Towards the end, a tall-tale spinning old fur trapper nicknamed “Kit Carson” puts a bullet in the vice cop, and then returns to the bar to spin more tall tales. Certainly a very Burroughsian ending.

]]> Comment on Kulchur by gabo https://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/kulchur/comment-page-1/#comment-938587 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:32:40 +0000 https://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/kulchur-archive/#comment-938587 Does anyone know if leroy lucas is still alive?

]]> Comment on William S. Burroughs and J.G. Ballard by Max Shpak https://realitystudio.org/scholarship/william-s-burroughs-and-j-g-ballard/comment-page-1/#comment-938536 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:57:16 +0000 https://realitystudio.org/?page_id=2345#comment-938536 In his 1964 letter to Ballard, Burroughs recommends “Romance”, a joint effort of Joseph Conrad and Ford Maddox Ford as a great work of science fiction. Although I have not read “Romance”, to my knowledge the book has no content that could be considered science fiction or fantasy – it was by all accounts a straightforward adventure novel.

In contrast, the Conrad + Ford novel “The Inheritors” is indeed a work of social satire with science fiction elements. Perhaps Burroughs was referring to the latter?

]]> Comment on Early Routines by Adam https://realitystudio.org/bibliography/books-and-broadside-prints/early-routines/comment-page-1/#comment-938532 Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:28:05 +0000 https://realitystudio.org/bibliography/books-and-broadside-prints/early-routines/#comment-938532 I have a lettered copy, “U”, it appears signed by both WSB and David Hockney, the author’s signature is obviously his, the David Hockney signature looks legitimate, were all lettered copies dual signed?

]]> Comment on William S. Burroughs and J.G. Ballard by anthony reynolds https://realitystudio.org/scholarship/william-s-burroughs-and-j-g-ballard/comment-page-1/#comment-938527 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 18:44:54 +0000 https://realitystudio.org/?page_id=2345#comment-938527 A fundamentally excellent piece.
Thank you.

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