I always thought it rather interesting that Pretty Mouth... was published in The New Yorker the *exact* week of The Catcher's publication (and Paul Kennedy's birth). Can't imagine a more un-Catcher-like story. --Bruce -----Original Message----- From: AntiUtopia@aol.com <AntiUtopia@aol.com> To: Laughing Man <the_laughing_man@hotmail.com>; bananafish@lists.nyu.edu <bananafish@lists.nyu.edu> Date: Wednesday, September 22, 1999 6:02 AM Subject: Re: Pretty Mouth and Green My Eyes >The phrase came from a poem the husband wrote for the wife...it's in the story. Pretty touching and pathetic. > >I probably "like" that story least of the Nine, but it's powerful and effective...one of the best of the nine. > >Jim >