1. @LeoJCarey said William Shawn "institutionalized procrastination" at the New Yorker. I have a story about that.
2. January 1961, John Updike composes a little parody of Henry James's punctuation, sends to the New Yorker.
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3. Magazine accepts the piece, but says they will hold it in the bank of "casuals" that are not time-sensitive.
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4. Weeks go by, piece isn't printed. Months go by, piece isn't printed. Years go by, piece isn't printed. Decades go by....
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