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Tweeting from beyond the grave

Four lessons from the Twitter feeds of dead writers.
By Russell Working | Posted: February 7, 2011
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Untitled Document Strange activity has been reported lately in a corner of Mount Zion Cemetery in Maspeth, N.Y. The author and screenwriter Nathanael West—who died in 1940—has been tweeting to offer tips on making chicken salad (“veal and lots of celery”), cite his biggest influences (Dostoevsky and Field & Stream ), and carp about weirdo admirers. “It disturbs me to realize that some of my ‘fans’ are really really creepy,” writes West’s alter ego, Ma read more...

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