Where is he now?

August 20, 2005 11:32 PM

What happened to Samuel Fussell?

I just finished reading "Muscle" by Fussell, and aside from another book published in the late 90s, and a blurb on "Ultramarathon Man," I can't find anything about what happened to him between 91 and now.

posted by drezdn to writing & language (4 comments total)

Apparently he trains at "Vinny's Mid-City gym"?
posted by slater at 4:53 AM on August 21, 2005

I've wondered that myself from time to time.

Apparently he lives in Philadelphia and has lunch on Fridays with his father and stepmother. (sorry, I don't know how to make links leap to the middle of a web page.) Says he's a writer, but who knows what ills that moniker may cover? (How much time must pass after your last by-line before calling yourself a writer is absurd and embarassing?)

Perhaps he sells to Hollywood, where I hear you can make a nice living without ever getting anything produced. There is, it turns out, a stage version (musical, no less) loosely based on his book. The title: Muscle. Cruel review available here
posted by IndigoJones at 12:05 PM on August 21, 2005

(What's the second book? I can find nothing.

I did, however, find this at the NYPublic Library, for anyone who finds the musical of interest. Apparantly Sondheim was initially attached to the project but dropped out. There's got to be a good story about this thing)
posted by IndigoJones at 12:19 PM on August 21, 2005

Says he's a writer, but who knows what ills that moniker may cover?

That's brilliant. Saying you're a "writer" is for creative people like saying you're a "consultant" is for collary moneyish types.
posted by Mo Nickels at 7:42 PM on August 22, 2005