1. @LeoJCarey said William Shawn "institutionalized procrastination" at the New Yorker. I have a story about that.
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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5. Flash forward to early 1980s: Updike is assembling his collection "Hugging the Shore" & decides he'll give piece "a decent burial" there
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