1. @LeoJCarey said William Shawn "institutionalized procrastination" at the New Yorker. I have a story about that.
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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6. Updike sends New Yorker a note that he's going to use the unpublished piece.
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7. New Yorker says, hold on a minute, let's take a look at that essay/parody again. They still like it.
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