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Cory Doctorow · 11w
Molly is 20 years *younger* than me, and she has relevant experience: she's also the executor of the literary estate of her great-grandfather (EB White). In the unlikely event of my untimely death, M...
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Of course, the only reason I need a literary executor is that my kid is only 18. At 18, she's a remarkable, level-headed, ethical young person, but she's not yet fully formed. Literary history is filled with descendants who take over a literary estate and run it in terrible ways. The most notorious example here is Stephen Joyce, grandson of James Joyce and a colossal asshole:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_James_Joyce

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Cavyherd · 11w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqhykucplphuhelaxutcw4jw3vuu7gcg42czhqmk7jhchs8vdga4fschugpy This is a wild rabbit-hole. From the linked Wikipedia page: "On 1 January 2012, 70 calendar years after James Joyce's death, all of his works entered the public domain[4] in much of t...