Scenic Overlook in Mill Basin

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ROLLING STONE called GraysonÕs first short story collection, WITH HITLER IN NEW YORK, published in 1979, Òwhere avant-garde fiction goes when it becomes stand-up comedy,Ó and NEWSDAY said, ÒThe reader is dazzled by the swift, witty goings-on.Ó GraysonÕs other short story collections have also received acclaim. LIBRARY JOURNAL called LINCOLNÕS DOCTORÕS DOG (1982) ÒexcellentÓ and said of I BRAKE FOR DELMORE SCHWARTZ (1983) that ÒGrayson is a born storyteller and standup talker.Ó THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW said GraysonÕs I SURVIVED CARACAS TRAFFIC (1996) was Òentertaining and bizarreÓ and Òconsistently, even ingeniously funny.Ó PUBLISHERS WEEKLY called GraysonÕs THE SILICON VALLEY DIET (2000) Òcompulsively talky and engagingly disjunctiveÓ; THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, reviewing AND TO THINK THAT HE KISSED HIM ON LORIMER STREET (2006), said, ÒGrayson has a fresh, funny voice.Ó Grayson has kept a diary since 1969. This volume covers the first half of 1977.

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