JC> My last Internet excursion was tracking down "bookstores" for people that
  > live in "bookstore-challenged" neighborhoods. (Relates to the discussion
I know of such people, but living, as I do, within a couple of hours of
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Baltimore, Maryland; I can find almost
anything.
  > on another net re: "Indian Killer".) There are three _awesome_ bookstores
  > on the net. My fave, of course, is Powell's right here in Portland, OR. 

  > Speaking of Powell's... I saw on their website that "IK" was available in
  > an audio version. I raced up to the store and purchased a copy of Alexie
  > reading his own book!!! I see on the box that the tape also contains a
  > special 30-minute interview with Alexie about this book.
Hey, wonderful!  Maybe I can check at Borders and see if they have it.
If not, they will undoubtedly order it for me.
JC> Oh, if it's NA books I am after, my favorite site is "Native Authors",
  > of course. 
I have already found Native Authors on the internet.  I do like that
site. There is also a native poets site on the web, but I don't remember
its address. Like most things on the web, I remember a connecting site,
and find it that way.
JC> SB> I still critique, however.  People
  > SB> seem to accept it better from me than from her.
JC> Ever compare critiques to figure out why?
Well, I do almost always say something positive about the person's poem.
If I don't like anything about the poem, I won't critique it.  But she
is positive, too.  I think it's an image thing.  I think people see the
other host as being absolutely correct and totally knowledgeable about
poetry. I think it's partly because she only writes about poetry on the
conference, whereas I write about anything; so I'm seen as human and
fallible.
                 Sondra
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