An Apocryphal Ernest Hemingway Story

Discovered during New Pop Lit's recent excursion to northern Michigan.

There's a small town in Michigan named Aloha, near where the young Ernest Hemingway used to visit. (You can look it up.)

The story goes that Ernest stopped at a tavern in Aloha. While drinking a beer at the bar he engaged in conversation with one of the locals, who was either a lumberjack, or an American Indian.

"What do you say when you write people?" Hemingway asked. "Aloha from Aloha?"

"I'm actually from Detroit," the man told him.

"Well, then I guess it's 'Aloha from Detroit,'" Hemingway said, touching beer glasses with the fellow.

THE QUESTION

Have the smart-looking New Pop Lit "Aloha from Detroit" t-shirts been designed to celebrate that legendary Hemingway remark?

Not really. But they could have!

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Purchase your "Aloha from Detroit" t-shirt now, using the BUY NOW button to the right. Help support the cause of new literature and questionable Hemingway tales.

"Best Detroit T-Shirts"

Who has "Detroit's Best T-Shirts"*?

WE do! Hit the "Buy" button on this page and take a look!

Can you afford NOT to own one? :-)

(*Per informal poll taken at Detroit's big "Dally in the Alley" festival.)

Best Detroit T-Shirts!

We have the best Detroit t-shirts going. They're not just cool and stylish, embodying unique Detroit edge. They're works of art! Click on the Buy Now button on this page. Be the first in your crowd to wear the special "Aloha from Detroit" style.

Representing Pop Lit!

Pictured: NEW POP LIT's Kathleen Crane (right) chatting with young Detroit go-getter Kendall Waterman.
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With all the food vendors, beer sellers and t-shirt hawkers at Detroit's huge "Dally in the Alley" street fair, who was there to represent the lit game?

WE were!

Read our official report on our appearance at the event right here.