One month after his untimely death, Rolling Stone just published an web-excerpt of a longer profile of the late David Foster Wallace--a touching piece by novelist and editor, David Lipsky.

The intimate story studies Wallace's early days at college, including the period when he dropped out of school and worked as a bus driver. Lipsky interviews the Wallace's father, roommate, and many others to create an inspiring and haunting portrait.

Here's the moment when literature gained a powerful new voice:

"Wallace had talked about going into politics; [his roommate] recalls him joking, 'No one is going to vote for somebody who's been in a nuthouse.' Having his life fall apart narrowed his sense of what his options were -- and the possibilities that were left became more real to him. In a letter to Costello, he wrote, "I want to write books that people will read 100 years from now."