From: terry<BR>
Date: 26 July 2000<P>

oops sorry.....funny how one little typo changed the meaning so dramatically...lol<BR>
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let me elaborate in shorthand<BR>
((((((XOXOXO)))))))))<BR>
t.
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From: Freddy<BR>
Date: 26 July 2000<P>

'To No Avail' absolutely hit home with me... some lines I could just TOTALLY relate to!<BR>
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Dee - Hey, is some of your artwork up anywhere in Welly at the moment? I looked at your homepage the other day... Do you live in Brooklyn by any chance? I am not sure but your pics look familiar :o)<BR>
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Freddy
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From: Galadrial60<BR>
Date: 26 July 2000<P>

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Hey Echo---<BR>
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           It occured to me last spring, after a lifetime of loving Mythology that the myths were not writ in stone---but someone's spin on things. So at the risk of incurring the wrath of the shades of Joseph Campbell and Dame Edith Hamilton, I started to reconsider some of the classic tales.<BR>
I wrote a long piece last year on the notion that the Cassandra myth was junk---and this week was struck by the fate of Cherion.<BR>
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           Not that I'm in love with happy endings---well I guess I am---but he was just too noble a creature to die an ignoble death. My mythology mentor Sister Helen Jean Everett<BR>
would probably strangle me for what I've been up to lately---but she fed this monster...and I honor her memory despite my perchant for sacriledge..........<BR>
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                                     Love Gala
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From: Dawn<BR>
Date: 26 July 2000<P>

Terry,<BR>
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I have read "Casting My Heart At Night" three times since you posted it.  I can't get it out of my mind.  The imagery is so crystal clear...I'm sure I'll read it many more times.<BR>
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Guppy,<BR>
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I collect frogs and thought of "Ribbit" when I dusted all of them off last night.  Now I'll smile when I see a frog here or see a frog there.  Thank you.<BR>
<BR>
Dawn <BR>

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From: Galadrial60<BR>
Date: 26 July 2000<P>

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Okay-------<BR>
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           I am long winded as hell, and should be ashamed of myself...<BR>
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           Guppy does it with such economy-----Terry with an elegance that leaves me breathless. Chris W is evidencing the ability to express those small perfect moments---Kevin writes with a surgical precision at times...<BR>
Jessie---a newbie, has a wonderful "poetic" voice---and Laurel catches something fresh and lively...<BR>
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          I have given up begging Hank not to use French...methinks he enjoys torturing the Blender wenchs and you can hear them melting into little pools all over the place.....<BR>
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          And I just run on and on at the poetic mouth.......thanks guys-----for putting up with it...<BR>
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         Not sure what Sweetheart Dance is------not a poem----not just a prose piece...maybe a prosella? (prose plus novella?) but I dare anyone to tell me that it's not about love.........<BR>
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                                      Gala<BR>
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                              (scurrying off, cheeks burning)            
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From: laurel ahlfeld<BR>
Date: 26 July 2000<P>

Well, it was another long night on the homefront with just me and a cup of ice cream to last through the night. The best thing I got out of it was a four line poem. Ah well...<BR>
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*~Chris W.~* My goodness...Circumstance was to say the very least exquisite! It was written in such beauty and delicacy that it arroused delight. Bravo! I especially took a liking to the ending and that awkward feeling of suspense and "I really shouldn't be wondering about this". <BR>
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*~Terry~* Thank you so much! I'm happy someone liked that piece...it was my favorite one to write. I adored Casting My Heart at Night<BR>
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"And restless souls seek the solace of dreamscapes<BR>
          Where they can sail the world unfettered<BR>
          Freed from promise and conflicted passion"<BR>
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"Bathed in a glow of gold, clothed in spun silk; light as air"<BR>
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Such vivid words and pictures! My mind indulged in them for hours afterward!<BR>
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*~Zero #1~* Thank you for the advice ;oÞ I think you knew that I hate shoes anyway. They restrict too much! <BR>
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*~The Frosted One~* Thank you for your compliment! It brightened my day.<BR>
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From: *Nell~Bell*  [email-masked]<BR>
Date: 26 July 2000<P>

(Title) I feel like a whore!<BR>
<BR>
She has a fairly decent body<BR>
Her appearance is ok<BR>
Her eyes are kinda pretty<BR>
The way she walks is ok<BR>
The way she smells is pretty good<BR>
Her lips are nice I guess<BR>
Her teeth are pretty straight and white<BR>
Her hair is ok and smells not bad<BR>
I guess the way she is, is fair<BR>
I put her off cuz I know she’ll be there<BR>
Waiting when I feel like being there<BR>
My presence dominates her I intimidate each smile<BR>
I’m just so goddamn good looking<BR>
I can get any girl if I try<BR>
I'll never know how much she loved me<BR>
Never understand how much she cared<BR>
I won’t appreciate her sweet ass kindness<BR>
Her smiles of warmth I’ll never share<BR>
Her beauty will never cross my mind <BR>
Because I just don’t care <BR>
I’ll never realize what she offered<BR>
Never knowing what I did<BR>
I’ll ignore the sweet reminders <BR>
Those sweet feelings that I hid<BR>
I make a promise I can’t keep<BR>
I shatter her heart in pieces<BR>
I guess I still haven’t realize what I could have had<BR>
I guess I’m the loser who’s left in pieces<BR>
I can’t do any better<BR>
A shameless ass hole is what am I<BR>
Sweet talkers don’t get their way<BR>
They get a nice goodbye<BR>
I still have a while<BR>
But not a while at all<BR>
A day it seems<BR>
An hour<BR>
A minute<BR>
I blinked my eyes <BR>
And she was gone<BR>
But I’m still here
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From: *Nell~Bell*  [email-masked]<BR>
Date: 26 July 2000<P>

Is Nelly Shmukler still on here?
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From: wannabe<BR>
Date: 26 July 2000<P>

I just recently found this site and am blown away at all of your works. (especially the regulars).<BR>
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I came across a piece by Kevin that I thought I printed but cannot find anymore. I found it while browsing thru past months/years pages and cannot seem to locate it again.<BR>
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It was a gardening metaphor and the last line was something along the lines of....<BR>
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"so few chances to plant again, better to save established roots"<BR>
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Kevin, if you know the piece I am talking about, can you repost it? Or tell me what month/year page it was on?<BR>
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Thanks in advance.
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From: laurel ahlfeld<BR>
Date: 26 July 2000<P>

*~Gala~* The Heart Travels amazed me with your umremitting skill and wit! I can't even begin to the amazement at Sweet Heart Dance in McConnell Park though. Wowzas...<BR>
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*~Echo~* I love Dememter's Daughter. I was hoping with all the mythology pieces that someone would put something up about my favorite story!<BR>
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From: chris w.<BR>
Date: 26 July 2000<P>

i already sent an email to gala on this, but i had to share my praise with the rest of the group.<BR>
gala's sweetheart dance was absolutely phenomenal.  i am struggling to find words to describe it.  it was about the most sensual, romantic piece i've read in a long, long time.  her images were so vivid i may as well have been watching a movie.  just astounding!!!<BR>
if you have not read this piece yet, read it!
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From: deevaa (the short really single chick in NZ)<BR>
Date: 26 July 2000<P>

(grin) I've just done the most mammoth read.... wow... some good (no -- GREAT) stuff this week...  I've written nothing and it looks like my muse has got bored with me....<BR>
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Chris W -- you are getting hotter and hotter as you write... you've got TALENT.<BR>
'over within' was great... but 'circumstance' .... ohhhhh wow! I'm thinking of moving, need a new room-mate?<BR>
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Guppy -- 'Ribbit' ditto what everyone else has said... you rock my friend, I'd not change one little thing.<BR>
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Freddy -- hey kiwi chick... liked 'untitled' alot. (I used to live in Brooklyn like years ago -- and I had some paintings up in Neo on Willis street, but they are down now, ready to be sent off to New York next week.)<BR>
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Terry -- 'casting my heart' <BR>
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" Bathed in a glow of gold, clothed in spun silk; light as air"<BR>
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mmmm..... NICE.<BR>
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Dawn --  really enjoyed 'Sleep' <BR>
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Hank C -- my cowboy... heya 'wishes' well you know.....<BR>
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and Gala -- well, Chris W insisted I read 'sweetheart dance', so I broke my own rule of reading it without having time to draw after it... its wonderful.... (rubber stamp noises) its got the deevaa seal of approval... one of my favourites so far I think...<BR>
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Take care of your hearts.... <BR>
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dee
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From: terry<BR>
Date: 26 July 2000<P>

Gala~ 'Sweet Heart Dance at McConnell Park' ~so very beautifully written...I too visualized the time and place and emotions because of the art of your words. You RULE!...now I'm going to reread it again slower to savor the piece at leisure as it should be...Whatever you want to call the writing style, please continue...and Thank You!<BR>
t.
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From: nikki...MIA<BR>
Date: 26 July 2000<P>

Ok, so I am catching up on the commentary before the works, backwards maybe, but I miss everyone, and don't know when I will get a chance, and I am soooooooooooo far behind...<BR>
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Yes Gala...I am listening, and thanky for thinking my poetry has grown.  I try, and sometimes I succeed, which makes me smile, and cry, and perhaps a few of you too...<BR>
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Apaprently I am going to have to catch up on Chris' stuff...I see a lot of fanning blushing women...<BR>
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Dee--I am SOOO happy for you...congrats girl, on the 'Recline Series'<BR>
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And apparently I am going to have to read Gala's Sweet heart dance also.<BR>
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I am going to move onto the new subs now, and hopefully get through at least some of them...<BR>
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And yes Megs...I do Miss You...and want to hear all about this new guy...<BR>
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Talk to you later, lovebugs...~nikki
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