1. @LeoJCarey said William Shawn "institutionalized procrastination" at the New Yorker. I have a story about that.
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 Updike sends New Yorker a note that he's going to use the unpublished piece.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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8. So New Yorker ends up running Updike's "Mild Complaint" in April 19, 1982 -- 21 years, 3 months, & 1 day after date of composition
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