The saying is to write what you know, and Williams’ play “Goodbye, Bobby” certainly turns that up on its head. Writers are like sponges and take in so many random things and sights all the time. “Goodbye, Bobby” gives life to just one of those moments in time for writer Donny, turning reality on its head as the reader is swept up in a tug-of-war that is just this side of magic.
The saying is to write what you know, and Williams’ play “Goodbye, Bobby” certainly turns that up on its head. Writers are like sponges and take in so many random things and sights all the time. “Goodbye, Bobby” gives life to just one of those moments in time for writer Donny, turning reality on its head as the reader is swept up in a tug-of-war that is just this side of magic.