I was sad to read that Mr. Pitts will no longer be writing a weekly column, as he is one of my favorites. But I appreciate he will have more time to write novels, especially because I enjoyed the Last Thing You Surrender.
His final column was full of thanks. I enjoyed hearing how Dave Barry mentored him as he became a syndicated columnist and especially appreciated the shout-out to his copy editor. Come to think of it, he also gave more than a few words of thanks the copy editor of The Last Thing You Surrender. He’s a man who appreciates a good copy edit.
Thanks for the 1.6 million words, Leonard Pitts!