tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post7614889919673341053..comments2023-10-22T20:53:58.823-04:00Comments on String Too Short to Tie: O. Henryvanillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-25088491731999419412012-06-08T19:32:10.294-04:002012-06-08T19:32:10.294-04:00Shelly, I am pleased to know that you have student...Shelly, I am pleased to know that you have students who appreciate O.Henry. I got acquainted with his work when I was about thirteen.<br />The man lived a varied life and covered lots of territory; probably mostly good except for the stint in the federal pen. You really have to count him as a Texan since he spent so much time there and married there.vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-64943290010622822122012-06-08T06:07:55.767-04:002012-06-08T06:07:55.767-04:00I love O. Henry, and I have found most of my stude...I love O. Henry, and I have found most of my students really enjoy going through his short stories. I just found out William Sidney Porter worked as a young man on a ranch in the middle of nowhere near our family ranch. I've also seen the historical marker in Austin at the rooming house where he used to live.Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.com