People who knew Wallace during his three-year stint living in the apartment on Kensington Road across from the Syracuse Real Food Co-Op remembered him more for his smarts and generosity than his troubles with depression and efforts to write the book that would make him famous.
Author created ‘Jest’ in Syracuse
I did not know this! Some day soon, in the not-too-distant future, budding writers and artists are going to flock to the Westcott neighborhood (my guess is most inspiration will be found on Redfield Nation, specifically) to live nearby the past homes of Lou Reed, David Foster Wallace, and Christopher P. Miller.
