tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post6912157508051707894..comments2024-03-25T11:29:25.356-04:00Comments on Existential Ennui: The Mysterious Vanishing of Michael VyseNick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-74840640727909349532010-07-13T04:08:59.062-04:002010-07-13T04:08:59.062-04:00Your powers of Google are truly awesome. I think t...Your powers of Google are truly awesome. I think there might be a dedication in one of the books, possibly to Margaret, although I might be imagining that. I'll have to check tonight.Nick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-4186350310826136182010-07-12T19:58:25.981-04:002010-07-12T19:58:25.981-04:00I used to read you just to follow your Stark colle...I used to read you just to follow your Stark collecting but you are coming up with great new things to write about.<br /><br />Such a good description of how we get hooked on these things. For a long time I tried to find out what happened to Irish novelist Patrick McGinley. I scoured the internet the same way and could never learn what happened to him. It wasn't until I asked a great Irish bookseller about him that I learned McGinley was still alive - I was told he was old now, not in the best of health, living in the UK and didn't write anymore. Not at all what I imagined.<br /><br />Vyse's story? After producing two slim books concerning the decline/collapse of England, he realized he got greater enjoyment from the art and design work on the books than writing the books and gave up writing to pursue an interest in fine arts. After retiring from teaching (which is where many aspiring writers seem to start and from where he saw first hand the terrible things kids were doing to the culture) he left the UK for France to escape all that and trade it for a place that values art and culture and history and all that. He lives there still and has a small studio. A quiet and happy life.<br /><br />(I don't have any good evidence for this. Just a couple of Google search results. Not a proper basis for speculating about a man's life. But you have him perishing in a storm - at least I've given him a happy ending.)<br /><br />http://www.normandy-travel.co.uk/default.asp?cat_id=607<br /><br />http://knightsmsa.blogspot.com/2010/05/lost-in-france.htmlBook Gluttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14569975755798562829noreply@blogger.com