That's great, Victor. And ftr, I *am* pretty much a textbook liberal, aside from living in Goldwater Country.(Ok, so I got used to disappointment young...is that so wrong?)
Stop that right now! I can hear the smacking!
Giles ,'Never Leave Me'
The Great Write Way
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
erikaj - Nov 21, 2004 1:12:29 pm PST #8203 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
victor infante - Nov 21, 2004 1:23:18 pm PST #8204 of 10001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Ok, so I got used to disappointment young...is that so wrong?
You're in Tempe, right? I know good folks in Tempe. In fact, that's where I watched a lesbian poet learn how to breathe fire.
erikaj - Nov 21, 2004 1:30:44 pm PST #8205 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Not now, but I did go to college there, and it is Where The Liberals Are. Yep, sounds like Saturday night on Mill Ave. I love it there. I get to feel like Ms. Average.
Pix - Nov 21, 2004 2:00:26 pm PST #8206 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Heya folks. This is the only thread that I have time to quickly skim through (will have to skip like a mad thing in the rest of the threads tomorrow when I get home), because I am stuck on my BIL's computer via dial-up internet in Buffalo at the moment.
In catching-up news: Erika, I really enjoyed your piece. Thanks for sharing it! Susan, I'm so sorry about the rejection letter, but listen to Deb and others. I am certain you will find another agent who gets your book and who will nurture it as it deserves. Deb, I'm so sorry you've been sick this week, and I hope you're feeling better. Also, my MIL is officially ordering all of your books for the library she works for....assuming they still have a library. The current budget in this county is going to eliminate funding for the libraries.
Can you believe it? The locals are massing a huge local campaign to save their libraries. They think that the country commissioner is probably playing a game of chicken and doesn't really mean to follow through with this...but dear god. This is insane.
In MEME news, I wanted to share exciting (to me, at least) news! I got inspired yesterday to revisit one of my personal essays on my life as a teacher (I've been slowly working on a series that might one day become a compilation I'll try to market), and I think I've mostly finished it! I can't attach or send it now without the internet, obviously, but I'm looking for beta readers. It's about 1250 words or so, so not too long.
Any takers? If interested, I'll likely send it to you tomorrow afternoon or evening. No rush in feedback.
ETA: Warning--it is a sad essay.
Polter-Cow - Nov 21, 2004 2:17:47 pm PST #8207 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Would love to read it, Kristin.
deborah grabien - Nov 21, 2004 2:28:57 pm PST #8208 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Kristin, by all means send, but I may not get to it for a day. Just back from reading and have to go back out and I am dizzy and mildly out of it.
In re the library funding? Salinas - 125,000 residents, home of John Steinbeck - is about to become the largest city west of the Rockies without a library. No money to fund it.
I wonder if Ahnuld has an economoc recovery plan for it?
Feh.
dcp - Nov 21, 2004 3:58:39 pm PST #8209 of 10001
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Kristin, may I try it too?
Brynn - Nov 21, 2004 5:02:02 pm PST #8210 of 10001
"I'd rather discuss the permutations of swordplay, with an undertone of definite allusion to sex." Beverly, offering an example of when your characters give you 'tude.
*popping in with thanks, news etc*
Deb: I'm sorry to hear you've been sick. I wanted to thank *you*(edit) and Deena (and others who I am sure I am forgetting) for the beta-reading waaaay back in May... While nothing has happened with 'Senior's Day' yet in terms of publication, it got me *edit* recommended (by CW prof) for an editing assistant job on the U of W CW journal, which I got, and it turns out one of the two editors pulled a disappearing act over the summer so working opposite schedules of the remaining editor (I was full-time days at daycare, she was full-time nights elsewhere) I trained myself on crazy Pagemaker worked 70 hour weeks and we managed to get the journal done and re-vamped... As of Septemeber I've been promoted to co-editor... you buffistas helped get me there!
Also, the drabbling is and continues to be fantastic and I intend to join in as soon as I get a better handle on school... The 70 hour work week summer seemed to wreak havoc with my immune system and I've had mono it seems for months now...
attributing all the typos to *Yee*.. too much 18th Century Seminar...
deborah grabien - Nov 21, 2004 5:27:58 pm PST #8211 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Whoa! Brynn, take a deep breath, girl. Congrats on all the good stuff, but boo on the mono; I've had it and it is zero fun.
Beverly - Nov 21, 2004 5:35:37 pm PST #8212 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Victor, all I could think of as I clicked through was "Love in the Time of Cholera." You know, you've put rather succinctly and clearly what a precarious place the traditional writers' position is in. I nodded all through the piece, and I don't think you've at all lost your mind. I'm only surprised you were able to be lucid and well-spoken throughout.
Lately? I tend to break down in tears or foam at the mouth. Nothing much in between. So thank you for being clear and, well, clear.
Deb, we want to hear about the reading, how it went, and how you survived it.
erika, did I say I loved your most recent entry here? I did.
Kristin, I'd be happy to read your nonfiction piece, if you'd care to share it. Profile addy works.
And Brynn, congratulations!