Letters from the Inside, Ira Einhorn, #12-14

Hi Kelly,

You are obviously better.
Thank you for hte post card: It is much appreciated.

The blog about hte girl who can't read is a sly comment on the fact that men, mostly can't abide women who are very intelligent or more intelligent than they are.
I crave them.
I always had a lo tof women friends---I tried to avoid sex as it can ruin a friendship but often it didn't work.
"You sleep with all those other women."
"Guilty as charged."
"Don't you find me attractive?"
and so on. Sleep with A,B,C, D.
and E is freaked, if you remain buddies.

5 women immediately float into my mind that I had such conversations with. All attractive. One the most popular girl in our area. She just insisted. I liked her younger sister who didn't have 1/2 the personality but had a mysterious aura about her and legs that went up to her neck.

2 of the women including hte older sister were older than I.

Of the 5, 4 were one off.

The 5th was a wealthy crazy whose younger sister went ape when she heard J. had moved in with me.
Happened again when a Texas congressman's daughter persued me after a lecture and would not take "no" for an answer.
Her younger sis whent ape also.

I pain no attention to such behavior.
I cross all social lines without thinking twice.

The New Yorker is numero uno. I subscribed, here, for years then ran out of money.

Best edited mag. around and they give a writer space.

Thank you.

After 6 weeks battle with ear clog I'm a bit exhausted.

I'm also up to my ears in too many writing projects: so difficult without a computer. If you can send me the address of N+1 Mag...

Peace,
Ira

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HI Kelly,
Anything you can scare up on Edmond Buckley would be appreciated. The story was very sad. The institution is in bad shape. Very wearing psychologically. I'm rereading Mann (Thomas) 400 pages into The Magic Mountain: It makes me aware of why I tend to avoid popular stuff. Hope you two are ok.

Ira.

Dear Ira,

I hope this letter finds youyou well, I am writing to introduce myself and to tell you about a proposed television documentary b ased on your life story that I would like to travel to interview you for.

I am a British producer working for Bearkatt Productions (a small independent production company) based in Londonb and have read extensively about your stoyr and feel that it would make for an absolutely fascinating and insightful factual documentary with your own words at the heart of it. It is clear to me that your story is by no means as straightforward as some press reports would describe and I believe it would benefit from being viewed in a completely fresh light.

As a former university professor, author and passionate political activist, it is quite clear you are a man of considerable intellect and I have no doubts that you would be able to express yourself in a highly coherent and articulate manner which would sit perfectly with the objective and considered way I would like to approach your story with.

To this end I am extremely interested to hear your own story Ira and believe that it should be at the core of any film made on the subject. It is my aim to make an objective, balanced film that covers the facts of your story, in an unsensationalistic manner rathr than the media hysteria which can accompany stories about you. It is not just hte issue of the crive you have been convicted of (that I am aware you see as a miscarriage of justice) that would be focused on, but also your fascinating background as founder of Earth Day and your work regarding the environment in the 60s and 70s.

I am quite certain this is not the first such request you've had and undoubtedly it will not be the last however, perhaps now that a few years have passed, you may feel this represents the right opportunity for you to speak about events that I do not believe has yet been faiely respresented in an oftentimes one sided media.

This would not bea quick inster into a news programme but rather a thoughtful, and intelligent in depth interview to your own words. I appreciate you may have reservations and be hesitant to do any interviews which is why I would arrange a meeting before hand in which we can discuss any concerns you may have.

If you would be interested in participating in an interview with me and indeed if you have any questions on the above then please write back to me at the address below.

Your sincerely,

Edmond Buckley,
producer.

[Ed.: All errors in the producer's letter to Ira are Edmond's.]


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Hi Kelly,
Feedback is the name of the game. I no longer get the New Yorker.

Enclosed should interest you. [Ed.: Article about schizophrenia, but I never told him my mother is schizophrenic so that is odd.]

I need snail mail address for:

1. Paul Auster as he is VP of American Pen. I need their help on my case.

2. Charles Simic: A poet who is writing about the USA in way svery similar to what I have been doing for years.

Thank you for the New Yorker piece and your own.

My ears still bother me -- very tiring as it has been so long.
Working hard on lots of things
Hope you enjoyed your Valentine's Treat.

Hello to your Scorpio. May he continue to treat you well.

Peace, Ira