The Charming Mr. Wheaton
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My Dearest Gentle Readers,
It is with the greatest pleasure that I am able to inform you that on this
very day I was so delightfully privileged as to meet t...
16 years ago
I had a friend in college who couldn't hold a job, flunked out, and left his wife and kids after giving them one day's notice. He once told me he WANTED to become an alcoholic because it seemed "cool." Today he's a failure by more conventional measures. Assuming he hasn't been fired, he's a night watchman at a warehouse. He's still one of the most interesting people I know.
ReplyDeleteI keep thinking about that "write what you know" sage advice and i am finding a healthy resistance in me toward it: what do i know? how much do i know? how long can i stretch the little bit i know, esp. so that others still want to read it and not roll their eyes and murmur unmentionables. To be able to stay fresh and interesting as a writer - even to myself - i need to learn more, and yes, do research. But i am sure you meant it that way. I am your fan. Foreva. :)
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