Thank You Chuck

Back in October, I wrote about an opportunity Chuck Palahniuk fans could take. If you wrote him a letter by the end of October, 2006, Chuck would personally write you back. In case you don't know who he is, he wrote Fight Club, Haunted, Choke and many more. Robbie introduced him to me in college and since Robbie doesn't read, I took his suggestion to heart. I'm a new Chuck Palahniuk fan but I'm a fan nonetheless. He is an amazing author and I love his storytelling.

Today, well actually for the past few days, I've been a bit depressed. I don't want to go into details but I've been depressed all the same. I was home for lunch when my doorbell rang and a package was sitting on my front porch. It was a package from none other than Chuck Palahniuk himself. I almost screamed with glee. I couldn't believe it. I had almost forgotten about the letter I had written him. Inside, after sifting through the incredibly messy confetti, a treasure was awaiting me. I had told him about Baxter and training him and Chuck sent me a small stuffed dog, a few autographed pictures, some stickers, a few gold plastic coins, crayons, a Pirate coloring book, a Whitman's chocolate sampler, chewing gum, a folding pocket comb, birthday candles and since I'm a new reader to his books, he said that he sent me some cds of him reading his stories while on book tours. I couldn't be happier. And reading his personal letter to me, the letter that he took the time to write after reading mine, talking to me about all of the things I talked to him about, I almost cried. It was such a wonderful feeing to get this package today. I really needed it. And Chuck Palahniuk has made a fan for life.