From: lydia wilson<BR>
Date: 13 July 2000<P>

hey everyone im sorry i havent visited lately, ive been really busy, im in michigan visiting friends and family so i have catching up to do<BR>
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hermit- core is neat in a dirty little way<BR>
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gala--- i loved skinned knees of the heart... great truth<BR>
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sinneD-- a little love was perfect. i loved it, and blown was great too<BR>
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laura-- sweetpea was great, i like it muches<BR>
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mellissa-- how? i relate well with that, thanks<BR>
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i still have tons to read, but i must retire for the night, keep up the good work everyone. night<BR>
suga'<BR>
lydia
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From: Dallasgirl<BR>
Date: 13 July 2000<P>

Hola! Hi again gang! Sorry I haven't posted any comments or new submissions lately.  Was in Costa Rica soaking up the rays and swinging from tree to tree in the rain forest...quite literally - but I'm back! And it appears I've missed a lot...it's late and I'm sleepy. Will catch up tomorrow. I hope this note finds you all tucked away in bed with visions of love dancing through your heads :-) 
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From: laurel ahlfeld<BR>
Date: 13 July 2000<P>

*~Gala~* I'm all about larger than life! Every song you referred to runs through my mind every time a new fella breezes through my life. It really got to me...just loved it!!<BR>
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*~Megs~* Gosh! Closer is a superb piece! It really spoke to me. I really enjoy your style. I'm not sure if I've gotten the chance to tell you yet.<BR>
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*~Claire~* I love the vivid imagery in Reverie's Design!<BR>
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*~Chris~* I thoroughly enjoyed Water is as water does. I like the mood you set and the fluidity.<BR>

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From: laurel ahlfeld<BR>
Date: 13 July 2000<P>

Haha! I'm back in full swing guys! Yesterday was a very inspiring day...I hope I don't overload on writing and get the dreaded W.B. syndrome! Love you all!<BR>
Laurel
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From: HMS<BR>
Date: 13 July 2000<P>

Hi ya'll.  I've been kind of frantic with this play, so I'm sorry I'm still not caught up.  I've got just a few (rather out-dated by now) comments I jotted last time I had time to read subs.<BR>
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Deevaa--I loved "untitled"--too luciously explicit to title!<BR>
Gala--"close as clothing" (in "Dancing in the Starlight") is a lovely phrase.<BR>
Non compos mentis--just superb.  (But note correct spelling.  Sorry to be a PITA; teacher-habits die hard.)<BR>
Laurel--"In their eyes" -- just LOVE the last two lines.<BR>
Kevin--I'm just making lists now of your awesome words.  So far (with the little I've read) "beguiled" and "wafting" are my faves.<BR>
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Gala, I liked the questions.  I agree with most that the flavors of love are infinite, part of what makes life interesting.  I'm a bit unclear on the parameters thing, but I think that I DO have some definite parameters, and I'm still discovering what some of them are.  I always made fun of people who write these incredibly specific personals ads, like the woman of their dreams has to be 5'6" and blonde, like NASCAR with shapely legs and... give me a break!  On the other hand, since my divorce I've found that there are some things that are desperately important to me that I didn't even realize were important when I was first married.  Music is one--it's such a part of me that anyone I marry would have to at least tolerate my love of it (as my first husband did not).  Still, it's interesting to find that in many ways this guy I'm seeing now is VERY different from what I would have expected--and that's not a bad thing.  It just proves that I don't think you necessarily can know EXACTLY what you want, but at the same time, there ARE immovable parameters in everyone, and the trick is recognizing them.<BR>
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Did anyone understand any of that, cuz I'm not sure I do!<BR>
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#3 is easy.  I'd never undo any of it--and I've done a lot of soul-searching on that question in the wake of divorce.  If our FGM could wave her magic wand and make me 28 again and single, would I willingly erase 5 pretty painful years of marriage and 1 very painful year of separation and divorce?  Surprisingly, the answer is no.  I learned too much and have too many good memories that I still cherish.<BR>
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May I suggest a new game?  (Got this from some teacher workshop on poetry writing.)  Read over the subs, jotting down favorite words as you go.  Then take your list of words and compose a poem using them as your base.  Good cure for writer's block and fun to see where it leads.<BR>
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Opening night tonight!  And my picture was in the paper today... OOOhhh, I just love being a celeb!<BR>

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From: laurel ahlfeld<BR>
Date: 13 July 2000<P>

*~HMS~* Thank you for your kind words!<BR>
Break a leg tonight! I can sense it right now that you will be shining and bursting with energy! All the best to you!
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From: HMS (I never remember it all the first time!)<BR>
Date: 13 July 2000<P>

TERRY - my Gosh, I am so sorry, I've been meaning to thank you for your nice comments about "redux" for AGES.  Wanna know a dirty little secret?  They're actually NOT Keds, they're Tretorns, but that kind of sneaker always is just Keds, to me.  (Plus the word fit better.)  Even worse, I wasn't even ACTUALLY wearing those particular sneakers when the kissing event transpired, but you know what?  That's what so great about writing! Artistic license.  (I'd also like to re-write the fact that for our first kiss I had on no make-up, REALLY bad hair, and a slightly damp bathing suit under slightly sweaty t-shirt and shorts.  How come he didn't kiss me on the FIRST date, when I was all dolled up in a dress and perfume, looking gorgeous?)  <BR>
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Now you'll never comment on anything I write ever again, right?  Learning more than you EVER wanted to know!  :-)<BR>
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From: laurel ahlfeld<BR>
Date: 13 July 2000<P>

*~Katie~* Girl! I am all about Misinterpretted! I just love it to pieces! 
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From: deevaa<BR>
Date: 13 July 2000<P>

(grin) morning all... I'm all excited -- there is a thing on the radio here called 'blow your own trumpet' where you call in a brag about something cool you've done.... (they take one caller each morning and you win a prize) anyways so this morning I called in, and got on the show!!! I told them about the exhibition in New York in Sept, and they got all excited on air about it.... then after I'd gone off air they asked permission to pass my details on the news team!! hehe... (grin) Oh and I won some Vodka Ice RTD's.... party time.<BR>
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Claire -- I forgot to mention that I really enjoy the way you criquie the work... the detail is great.<BR>
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HMS -- The first night I meet my husband I was out dancing at a club, I'd been then a LONG time before he just melted out of the crowd and asked me to have a drink with him... I felt like I must look like a million dollars, when I got home that night I realised my make-up was smudged, I was sweaty from dancing, my hair looked like hell... and in the words of my mother "those trousers make you look all arse" (why did I tell you that... ummm it was something to do with the damp bathing suit I forget my point)<BR>
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Chris W, Hank is all pouty that you are getting more of my attention than he.... (blows kisses) there is plenty to go around. (giggling)<BR>
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Take care of your hearts.<BR>
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dee<BR>
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From: Chris W.<BR>
Date: 13 July 2000<P>

laurel:  thanks for the comment...i just read through your recent (numerous) entries and they are all very very good.  you keep a nice rhythm.<BR>
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and dee: well, i'm a very conflicted attention-needy recluse, so i guess the internet is perfect for me, huh?<BR>
(chuckle chuckle)<BR>

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From: Zero #1<BR>
Date: 13 July 2000<P>

First off, <BR>
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Laurel~~ I think you're recent works are great! Although somehow, it seems that  you write a little something that's running through MY head....don't know how ya do it, but don't stop lol...oh and  "Through me for a loop"...*sigh*<BR>
i felt a pain deep in my heart when i read that one....<BR>
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Katie~~ O.k. "Misinterpreted" was really bumfuzzling. Are you writing this from a situation? or from someone elses view? Either way, I like it, and read it to everyone here at home! lol I got some weird looks, but hey, what's new. Keep up the good work, I've enjoyed everyone that I've read!
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From: deevaa ([email-masked])<BR>
Date: 13 July 2000<P>

Chris W  -- I adore having my own SPACE.<BR>
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I'm off to a work 'do' this afternoon, what a great way to send off the week... drinking and eating in the winter sun....I'm so pleased its friday... mail me at home....(grin) that'd make my weekend even more perfect, to get home to a pile of mail!!<BR>

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From: Galadrial<BR>
Date: 13 July 2000<P>

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Word Whispers on Stone-----------<BR>
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              Davena------you've outdone yourself...love the poem---but starting to really not like you....I am jealous----stunned-- the line breaks, the imagery, the emphasis--oh god girl---------<BR>
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              This one is ART!!!!!!<BR>
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                                  Hatefully Yours,<BR>
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                                      Gala<BR>
             
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From: Riggs<BR>
Date: 13 July 2000<P>

Dee-<BR>
That was most impressive.<BR>
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Katie-<BR>
Misinterpreted...beautifully raw. 
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From: Chris W.<BR>
Date: 13 July 2000<P>

well, i'm writing this for no other reason than to lament the awful funk i'm in at the moment.  not that i'm a pro to begin with, but i've been going back and reading some things i've submitted and have walked away downright embarrassed.  so, my apologies for sullying the submissions page with my rhythmic ca-ca.<BR>
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now, aside from that pitiful piece of self-denigration...nikki, dee, terry, tara, gala, and numerous others: there have been so many good submissions it would have taken too long to comment on each individually.  so to the group...great job!  
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