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“You are proof that the mentally ill often make great contributions to society.”
— Evan Adelson
“I feel seen.”
— The Voice in My Head, Reading email (1962-)
Evan and I met in 1987, when we were teaching for the Muir Writing Program at UC San Diego.
He made the world such a better place.
We bonded over the hwimsicality of turning pain into
He was fascinated by people, and listened to them intently.
Maybe most important of all, he laughed at my jokes… my absurdification of of the world. He had a marvelous laugh.
I am really going to miss him.
We would exchange email now and again, and we got to visit when I took a couple of trips down to SD.
Obituaries
2025-03