Denis Johnson: Jesus’ Son

By
Mary Pauline Lowry
– April 11, 2010Posted in: Uncategorized
This entry is part 4 in the series Why We Love Denis Johnson
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Denis Johnson drives his cop car. Photo by Mary Lowry.

“There were many moments in the Vine like that one—where you might think today was yesterday, and yesterday was tomorrow, and so on. Because we all believed we were tragic, and we drank. We had that helpless, desperate feeling. We would die with handcuffs on. We would be put a stop to, and it wouldn’t be our fault. So we imagined. And yet we were always being found innocent for ridiculous reasons.”
–Denis Johnson, “Jesus’ Son”

Note: Denis Johnson won the 2007 National Book Award for his novel Tree of Smoke.

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About Mary Pauline Lowry

 

Mary Pauline Lowry, a fourth generation Texan, fought forest fires on an elite type 1 “Hotshot” crew, which traveled the Western U.S battling wildfires.

More recently, Lowry has dedicated her time to the movement to end violence against women, counseling and advocating for domestic violence and sexual assault survivors, as well as lobbying the Texas legislature for funding and new laws to benefit survivors.

Mary Pauline Lowry’s unsold novel, The Gods of Fire, based on her experiences as a forest firefighter, has been optioned for film. She is currently writing the screenplay.