Some of Tom's fondest Tom writing as chosen by Tom.

*the passage in Even Cowgirls Get the Blues building up to the first description of Sissy Hankshaw's enormous thumbs
*the opening gambit in Jitterbug Perfume: "The beet is the most intense of vegetables. . . ."
*the bed mite passage from Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas
From Fierce Invalids:
*the riff on Jahweh and Lucifer settling out of court
*the place on page 272 about making a morning social call without showering: "He'd awakened too late to bathe properly, and Cupid's briny chlorines clung to him like clamskin britches."
*page 314's metaphors in celebration of the hymen

What are your favorite litbits?

From Roger Downey's great article from May 2000: My Life and work.
http://www.seattleweekly.com/news/0018/features-downey.php
Picture by Rick Bahm