HiroProtagonist on Nostr: From Nick Tosches' introduction to William Gresham's Nightmare Alley: "Within little ...
From Nick Tosches' introduction to William Gresham's Nightmare Alley:
"Within little more than a decade, it was all but forgotten. Sixteen autumns later, in September 1962, Gresham’s body was found, self-killed, in a hotel room off Times Square. He has just turned fifty-three a few weeks before. In his possession were business cards that read:"
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