Ooh, erika, yay you!
We're in love. We're ... lovers. We're lesbian, gay-type lovers.
Willow ,'Potential'
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Liese S. - Dec 03, 2004 5:24:35 pm PST #8466 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
erikaj - Dec 03, 2004 5:31:45 pm PST #8467 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
I know! That is just so bitchin', huh? Especially since I sent it off in August and kind of forgot about it, and when I didn't hear, I thought they didn't want it. Because, as most of you know, stuff by new writers tends to get the "Have a nice summer!" treatment. It's happened to me many times already and I've not pounded that much pavement.
Liese S. - Dec 03, 2004 5:33:51 pm PST #8468 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Totally! Yeah, makes quite a nice surprise when you thought it was already passed up. Fun!
Ginger - Dec 03, 2004 5:36:01 pm PST #8469 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Erika, that's great. I sympathize about the bio, though. I'm lousy at writing about myself.
erikaj - Dec 03, 2004 5:53:22 pm PST #8470 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
When it comes to making a good impression, me too. I could just lay out whatever if somebody said "Tell me your life story." Even with all the David Copperfield crap in it, but this calls for presentation, which isn't easy when your life makes it hard to fill in Occupation, for heaven's sake. "political dissident" "creative artist" "Character witness"(which privilege/responsibility I've exercised twice)"Birth survivor" (I could put down any of those things. It was easier when I could write "student".) I've never put "None" though. Whatever ego I have won't let me.
sumi - Dec 03, 2004 5:53:26 pm PST #8471 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Erika -- what excellent news!
Ginger - Dec 03, 2004 5:59:57 pm PST #8472 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I usually end up writing something that makes me sound like a good dog, without the crotch-sniffing part.
Betsy HP - Dec 03, 2004 6:00:58 pm PST #8473 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
I like "Character witness" a lot.
erikaj - Dec 03, 2004 6:05:21 pm PST #8474 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
It's also true...I've written statements to keep two nearest and dearest from being...guests of the state. Two years apart, too. Obviously mine wasn't the only opinion that mattered, but I've often thought it would be the thing I would tell Alex Trebek about me.
Susan W. - Dec 03, 2004 6:34:22 pm PST #8475 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
That's wonderful news, erika!