I read this great article by Tom Robbins yesterday called
In Defiance of Gravity. I thoroughly enjoyed it and I figured everyone here might like it, too. It's a tad bit too long to put up here on the forum so I added a link to my livejournal post that holds the copy. Fee free to comment on crazy wisdom, divine playfulness, the purpose of literature and the other things mentioned in the article.
http://www.livejournal.com/users/smoking_bubbles/41046.html