after reading the grapes of wrath, and in sorting through my writing, i'm realizing that steinbeck's writing style kind of rubbed off on me a bit.

that's not something i've ever noticed before. well, i guess it was so long ago, right? i'm primarily aware of the overwhelming effect of pynchon on my writing style, and i'm not shy about referencing orwell or kafka. but steinbeck? that's a mirror i wasn't expecting.