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From: jaime <dunton_jaim@bentley.edu>
Date: 2 November 1997

I just wanted to thank you Kirk for giving me exposure in 
this month's Blender. I was tuned in to this site by z and
j, and was thrilled to find some place to read other people's
works. This site is a jewel, and I'm proud to be part of it!
:)

And on another note, I think the survey mentioned in last
month's comments isn't a bad idea...
But what to ask? Age, Gender, Gender Preference, Job...? What else? 
From: Jessica   purr_mrow@hotmail.com
Date: 2 November 1997

Frost tinted windows.  A great piece.  What amazing metaphors and
symbols.  I really liked it.  It's personal meaning to me
is great.  Thank you for sharing it with us.  With me.

From: d (wc042@freenet.victoria.bc.ca)
Date: 4 November 1997

I'd just like to say that I have been a Blender fan 
for ages, I just never had the guts to post any of my
work to this page before.  

But I'm so glad I decided to share!  It makes me feel 
so good knowing that people are reading (and possibly
appreciating) my writing. :)

Thanks, Kirk.. and thanks, Blender fans!  


From: ediehl@mailcity.com
Date: 5 November 1997

Kirk,
I agree completely about the topic of sensual clothing.
Particularly about the fact that it is all in the way a person
carries themself. As for boxers, from a woman's POV, I'd rather 
a guy in boxer's over those stupid speedos things anyway. Yuck!
Especially since the majority of 'speedo-wearers' have trouble 
seeing the little 'thong' themselves, over their beer bellies.

But, I will say one thing about the way men dress today. Younger men, 
I mean. I recently saw the movie Boogie Nights, and I could 
not help but notice how sexy the men looked in their tight jeans
and shirts. Yound people today wear clothing so loose that from behind, 
you can not tell if they are a man or a woman. Everyone seems to be 
trying so hard to not point out the differences between men
and women in fear of sexual discrimination of harassment charges, 
that we are losing the essence of what it is to just be a guy
and a girl.

That's sad. I am a girl who likes being a girl.
Plain and Simple.
I don't think the popularity of loose clothing is caused from fear of gender differences. I tend to like things a little baggy just 'cause I'm a clothing claustrophobe.
As for Gender Roles, I think the idea is to not get too hung up on someone else's idea of what role you should play. 
From: Tracy Hardy-Carroll
Date: 5 November 1997

I really enjoy your poems, and the way that they are written. 
You are a really talented writer. I admire you alot.
Please put more of your poems into this section, because 
I really enjoy them. I was wondering if you allow for them
to be printed? Beacuse my boyfriend is in jail, and he would 
love for me to send him some of your wonderful poems and
sonnetts. Please continue to make these wonderful poems, and 
I will e-mail you again maybe next week and see if you have
anything new. If you don't mind, I would really like it if 
you would make up a poem about me, or that is titled "Tracy".
I would greatly appreciate it.
			Thank You ,
			Tracy Hardy-Carroll
"Tracy"
nothing can stop
the Lover's Tale-
not even these damn
walls of the jail
 
From: Jessica   purr_mrow@hotmail.com
Date: 5 November 1997

to J. Greer.....i think the 2 liner is faboo!!  nothing can
be added to it....put a title on it, and let it be...
I agree, that's a heckuva two lines. 
From: Carlos
Date: 6 November 1997

Kirk,

Thanks for once again selecting a piece of mine for
the Digest.  The (actual) wedding was a redefining
point in my life, and in a relationship soon to see
its fourth year.  I'm honored to share it with you
and your readers.

j., 

"winter" is terrific! I love it!  

Belated thanks to j. and z., and Rita for your 
compliments last month. My heart is warmed on a 
blustery gray day over the San Francisco Bay.

Carlos

From: alison anastasa@carleton.edu
Date: 6 November 1997

only once a month is not enough!
and neither are the few submissions that are featured in the 
new works section. 
most are so short that i'm sure you could bear to add a few more.
tempting us with only ten or so is so cruel. 

i'd also like to add that robert francis' "summons" has made
an appearance on my top 10 most favorite things to read since
i saw it here. 

keep up the good work. you've made me quite the happy camper.
Well, I want the 'New Work' section to be something special, even if it's more my editorial whims than some higher judgement. That's why I've vowed to never start cutting down the Heart on Sleeve corner.
And yes, "Summons" is one my favorites as well. 
Date: 6 November 1997

I think the poem " Confirmation Of Love" is the most  beautiful
poem I have ever encountered! I think Rick Powless is
simply brillant & an entelligant piece of art!!!!!!

From: Dorothy
Date: 10 November 1997

I would like to see more short stories on your sight.  The ones
you have posted here are really great and I really enjoyed them,
but now i want more, and there are none!!!   A plea to you and other 
blender readers...More Stories!!!

From: George Shull  Leopard99@hotmail.com
Date: 11 November 1997

Hey. I love your page.  I just found it and I had to submit
something.  I like all the stories and poems.  I have a couple 
to add but don't have the time to do so right now.  I will keep
visiting.  Later.


     George Shull

From: charlene J. Vincent cvincent@uiuc.edu
Date: 12 November 1997

Hey there Kirk!

I haven't heard from you for a while. Oh well you may not even
remember me. Anyway! I have four poems with the same title. 
"Be Careful For What You Wish For..."
Please remove those that are WITHOUT Pt.1 or pt.2


Thank you.

                                     sincerely,
                                     Char-Char

From: Carlos
Date: 14 November 1997

I'm curious to know people's opinions on having poems in
Spanish on the blender. While I enjoy getting my work
out there, I don't want to impose on anyone who might 
not appreciate it in this particular forum and, to a 
lesser extent, I don't wish to have my work out there 
just to boost my own ego (although that's nice sometimes,
too).

Today's posting, "For a Friend...", was originally in 
Spanish, and if readers are interested, I'll post it
in its original form.

Thanks, all, for your time and consideration.

Carlos
I would be happiest in seeing the original poems with an english translation. I'm a little biased for english, but enjoy seeing a poem side by side with its translation. That would make the poems accessible to the widest possible audience.
My only worry with that would be the printing of the special characters (accents and the like)-- maybe we should just burn that bridge when we come to it. 
From: jaime
Date: 14 November 1997

For Kirk:
I love "To Sleep".  I don't know how you are able to convey
such emotion in such small pieces, but they are fantastic.  

For Carlos: 
I'd like to see some of your work in its original spanish.


From: Acidrain@NCCI.NET
Date: 16 November 1997

I think your poems are really cool.  They remind me of when
I was younger, drawing on the windows.  I think that you will 
suceed in your life time.  I wish you alot of luck.

Sincerly,
?????????

Date: 18 November 1997

These poems and writings are very interesting.  Keep up the good work.
               -Kristin


From: John Lorenz  haiasi@sunset.net
Date: 21 November 1997

Thanks for this page that has so much that I am looking for
in reading peoples' poetic writings.  It is a nice 
blend and tastefully done. 

I'm glad I found you.

Sincerely,


John Lorenz
Yes, I've been putting some thought into how to let more people find the Blender-- I guess that's the current challenge of the web. Ideas? 
From: Myluv4u143@aol.com
Date: 22 November 1997

This homepage is awesome!  I really like reading about love, and things like that. 
Anyways, I'll be back again sometime. bye

From: TRBEAVER@surry.net
Date: 26 November 1997

 I think this site is the best poetry and short-story site 
 that I've seen. Good job, keep up the good work. I look 
 forward to reading future issues :)

From: Danielle Houston dani2001@bu.edu
Date: 27 November 1997

I am going to make this short because this site has made me almost speechless. 
I was moved to tears. Thank You!

From: 
Date: 30 November 1997

one comment:  please word wrap your entries! see...doesn't it stink to have to scroll all the way out here just to see that what i'm typing is absolutely nothing?  not much fun, is it?



From: George Shull  Leopard99@hotmail.com
Date: 1 December 1997

That is why there is a red caption saying please press
RETURN at the end of each line.  Only morons, yourself 
excluded of course, don't press enter at the end of their 
lines.  People should, but don't, pay attention to the 
rules set down.
(Warning, HTML talk ahead) It's made the most sense to put new submissions into a <PRE> block, which puts everything into a fixed width font and preserves linebreaks. Unfortunately, I don't believe there's any HTML code that would respect the line breaks (crucial for poetry, important for prose) yet still wordwrap when a line is too long for the browser window. I would consider using <BR>s to physically break the lines, but then odd spacings in poems would be lost. It's not a simple issue, I'll try to keep up my policy of breaking up long lines when I create a new Digest issue.
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