From: Zadie Smith Subject: Hey
From: Zadie Smith
Subject: Hey you
Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2000 15:02:46
Dear McSweeney's,
I know the body of this letter is meant to include some left-field tale of the American workplace or an anecdote about Pollack, but in it's place, a short announcement:
Soon, I am going to publish a book of stories with McSweeney's publishers. It should of said that in the list of things the McSweeney's representative was listing, but for legal reasons and in fear of publisher headaches I did not let him list it in this list I've been talking about. This was sort of chickenshit of me. When I first met the McSweeney's Representative, we vowed we would be brave/strong/true and write more inner-voice-of-animals narratives, while sitting on those big inflatable balls (space hoppers?). Apart from the inflatables thing, I have failed. So here it is Mister Man, the announcement in black and white and everything. I figured, legally speaking, anyone could have sent this e-mail, right (see p.s.)?
that is all,
zadie smith.
p.s. poisoned pumpkin.
I can't explain it, but this letter that zs wrote to mcsweeney's makes me feel really connected to her somehow.