Maybe you should try your hand at writing in the style of these people Paul. Pining for corpses to churn out work just for your entertainment is ghoulish.

I agree with you in principle, "slumped over their desks," indeed. However, there are a multitude of authors who SHOULD retire, so maybe this will lead the way to get rid of some of the dead weight.

Alice Munro can do whatever she wants. I hope she takes up hard drugs and bellydancing.

Although never as prolific or talented as those other retirees, I'm semi-retired writer and editor and couldn't be happier -- hey, maybe Munro and Roth will turn up in the Slog comments!

Alice Munro is an 82 year-old cancer survivor who's contributed more to this world than most people could over 10 lifetimes. She's said she no longer wants to spend the amount of time alone that's required of most writers to do their work. I'm thankful for everything she's written and wish her a happy retirement.