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Herman Melville, Metafictional Laff Riot

Lee Skirboll

Jul 25, 2006

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“Herman Melville, Metafictional Laff Riot” is an essay slated for an upcoming issue of Kitchen Sink Magazine. It celebrates the first three words of Moby Dick, and attempts to cast Mr. Melville’s writing in a more “punk rock” light than it is usually thought of.

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