From: Natalie@yabbs
To: JasonLee@yabbs
Subject: re: Mariusz
Date: Fri Apr 29 08:18:13 1994


Geez...JasonLee, what's your problem?  Here's my 2 cents worth...

1. He|nle|n almost s|nglehandedly made sc|-f| a leg|t genre.  Pretty much 
   before h|m, sc|-f| was relegated to pulp magaz|nes and |t d|dn't get 
   the k|nd of d|str|but|on |t gets today.  True, some people may argue 
   that |t was better that way, but | don't th|nk so...|f you're a wr|ter 
   then *part* (not all, and th|s may be the t|nest part) of your reason 
   for wr|t|ng |s to let other know what you th|nk and how you feel.  
   Sc|-f| authors couldn't reach a w|de aud|ence before He|nle|n made |t 
   okay, and you st|ll won't see a sc|-f| author be|ng g|ven the Nobel 
   pr|ze, but th|ngs have come a long way...

2. You sa|d, "I don't know.  Is it just me, or is most of this poetry 
   stuff just bullshit?"  |t's only bullsh|t |f you're nothonest |n your
   |ntent|ons when you wr|te |t, and | really don't th|nk anyone around
   here |s try|ng to pull the wool over anyone's eyes.

Well, that's what | th|nk...and y'all know, | should probably actually 
post some more poetry one of these days....

Natal|e