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For the 58th straight year, a mysterious visitor left birthday cognac and roses at Edgar Allan Poe's grave Friday.

As a writer, I gotta say that this story really gives me an absurd amount of pleasure. I have written for a number of reasons, but one small part is that there is (hopefully) some memory of me that might live on beyond the limits of my life.

The Poe toaster has been honoring Poe for 58 years (actually it seems to be one man, who was then followed by sons who continued the tradition). Poe himself only lived to be 40.

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Date: 2007-01-19 09:30 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] faithhopetricks.livejournal.com
Not your fault, but I woke up far too late and at first read your title as referring to something like a toaster that would squawk "Nevermore!" when the toast popped up.

((facepalm))

FYI: Laura Lippmann

Date: 2007-01-19 09:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dlandon.livejournal.com
Wrote one of her Tess Monaghan mysteries about the Poe toaster. It was really a lot of fun to read.

- D

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Date: 2007-01-19 10:16 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tinymich.livejournal.com
I thought the same thing. Scanned my friends page, saw "Poe toaster", and assumed it was along the same lines as a Hello Kitty sandwich maker....

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Date: 2007-01-19 10:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fmsv.livejournal.com
Whereas I keep wanting to drop that second 'o'.

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Date: 2007-01-20 05:01 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kokopoko.livejournal.com
Quoth the raven "Nevermore".

Poe had some creepy stories. They are amazing though.

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Date: 2007-01-20 06:29 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] von-krag.livejournal.com
J-list.com has tons of Hello Kitty stuff, wouldn't surprise me at all to see one.

Toaster

Date: 2007-01-20 03:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] minnehaha.livejournal.com
Oh.

I thought it was -- you know -- a toaster.

B

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Date: 2007-01-20 07:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] raasalhayya.livejournal.com
Count me among the people who thought of gothic-themed kitchen appliances. :-D

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