by Hank Nuwer | Aug 20, 2026 | Kurt Vonnegut: The Man in the Hole
During my visit to the Charles J. Shields Collection at the Indianapolis Historical Society, I read a transcript of a conversation between Kurt Vonnegut and Shields in which Vonnegut’s second wife Jill Krementz was present. Jill brought out her camera and...
by Hank Nuwer | Aug 12, 2026 | Book Review, Hank Nuwer Indiana & Ohio Stories, Kurt Vonnegut: The Man in the Hole
As an adult and published essayist, Kay’s nonfiction and interviews with the press frequently refer to his family’s diminished financial circumstances during the Great Depression. During the summer of 1942, Kay wrote in his Sun column that he had worked for a mere 17...
by Hank Nuwer | Aug 10, 2026 | Kurt Vonnegut: The Man in the Hole
By Hank Nuwer, excerpt from “Kurt Vonnegut: The Man in the Hole. A Life of Reinvention.” In-progress bio by Hank Nuwer On the third day of the German offensive at the Battle of the Bulge, Colonel Charles C. Cavender, commander of the 423rd Infantry Regiment, asked for...
by Hank Nuwer | Aug 10, 2026 | Kurt Vonnegut: The Man in the Hole
First published as “Deadeye Kurt” in the Cordova Times. By Hank Nuwer, excerpt from “Kurt Vonnegut: The Man in the Hole. A Life of Reinvention.” In-progress bio by Hank Nuwer Kurt Vonnegut described his father as a gentle, soft-spoken pacifist....
by Hank Nuwer | Aug 5, 2026 | Kurt Vonnegut: The Man in the Hole
By Hank Nuwer, excerpt from “Kurt Vonnegut: The Man in the Hole. A Life of Reinvention.” In-progress bio by Hank Nuwer. Revised Oct. 31, 2026. Socialite Edith Lieber, a portrain in an...
by Hank Nuwer | Aug 2, 2026 | Hank Nuwer Indiana & Ohio Stories, Kurt Vonnegut: The Man in the Hole
Excerpt, “No Checks in the Mail,” Information taken from “Kurt Vonnegut: The Man in the Hole. A Life of Reinvention.” In-progress biography of Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. by Hank Nuwer Hank Nuwer, adjunct professor of journalism, University of Alaska,...
