erika, I think you may be the first "white" person to ever say you're part Indian and not codify it, "on my mother's side." It's always the mother's side. I don't know why.
Mal: And I never back down from a fight. Inara: Yes, you do! You do all the time!
'Shindig'
The Great Write Way
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
Beverly - Sep 29, 2004 7:47:23 am PDT #6886 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Amy - Sep 29, 2004 8:13:57 am PDT #6887 of 10001
Because books.
All the drum drabbles are great. Sadly, I got nothin'.
Susan, insent to the address you wanted.
erikaj - Sep 29, 2004 12:06:10 pm PDT #6888 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Beverly, no shit, it is on my mother's side. My mother's father was Bayonne Indian College class of '38, which was a Very Big Deal in Muscogee in 1938(Maybe mom's blood makes it less "real" or something? Don't know.) Susan, my heritage twin!(on my mom's side, anyway) The tribe wanted so much money cause Grandpa's mom, Sallie, messed up when she filled out his birth certificate. She was, like, twentyand hadn't been asked to fill out many forms at that point in her life, despite having been to college. So the Muskegons say this and my mom says "Sallie's been dead since 1960. What can I do, dig her up?" I come by it honestly.
deborah grabien - Sep 29, 2004 3:29:10 pm PDT #6889 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Anyone want to beta the first section of chapter one of "Burden of Memory"?
Susan W. - Sep 29, 2004 3:32:25 pm PDT #6890 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Sure.
deborah grabien - Sep 29, 2004 3:41:42 pm PDT #6891 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Insending (then running out for train). It has the prologue, as well - the entire things 11 pages in accepted ms format, but ignore the prologue if you've already read it.
Beverly - Sep 29, 2004 7:24:03 pm PDT #6892 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Me too, please Deb, when you're back.
victor infante - Sep 29, 2004 8:49:39 pm PDT #6893 of 10001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
New column's up: Pavlov’s Poets and the Road More Traveled: It’s a good time to be a poet. So why does that make me uneasy?
Plugged elsewhere, but I'm always interested in what folks in this thread have to say, as the column's aimed at, well, writers.
deborah grabien - Sep 29, 2004 9:09:26 pm PDT #6894 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Victor, I'll check it out in the morning. Zonked now.
Bev, insending. It's very first-draft stuff, but there's been a bit of revision to the prologue, and I want to know about characters, voice, setting, vivid or not. You know the sort of thing: basic first-read beta.
Beverly - Sep 29, 2004 9:56:24 pm PDT #6895 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Backflung, Deb. I'm rubbing my hands with anticipation of what's next.