Lemony Snicket releases "Thirteen Observations on Occupy Wall Street"
(Read article summary)Children's author Lemony Snicket, who added his name to a list of writers who support the Occupy protests, posted a list online of thoughts about Wall Street.
Who knew Lemony Snicket took an interest in current events?
The mysterious author of the "Series of Unfortunate Events" series added his name to the list of authors who support the Occupy Wall Street movement and posted a list on the Occupy Writers website titled “Thirteen Observations made by Lemony Snicket while watching Occupy Wall Street from a Discreet Distance.”
The observations made by Snicket (the pen name of author Daniel Handler, who identifies himself as Snicket’s “representative” – but don’t tell your kids) range from the humorous to the poignant. “There may not be a reason to share your cake,” states one item on the list of observations. “It is, after all, yours. You probably baked it yourself, in an oven of your own construction with ingredients you harvested yourself. It may be possible to keep your entire cake while explaining to any nearby hungry people just how reasonable you are.”
Another sends a fairly pointed message to Wall Street executives and staffers.
“Historically, a story about people inside impressive buildings ignoring or even taunting people standing outside shouting at them turns out to be a story with an unhappy ending,” Snicket writes.
