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July 09, 2000
To: John D. Collins
From: PREZ010 (Vinnie)
Re: Check out John Davis Collins - Benedict Arnold - Fortunes of WarAn excellent rendition of little known facts and scenarios. Very well written and very inspiring to read.
Shall John Andre's fate be the measuring stick for our Greek Phenomenon?
Best regards,
Vinnie.
From:Kimit
To: the Editor
Re: Canadian National LibraryBill
I wanted you (and everybody else I know) to know how proud I am that your web site (which has been posting my work for the last year) has been chosen by the National Library of Canada to be catalogued and archived. You've worked so very hard on this, Bill, and you should be very, very proud of your accomplishment. You, sir, are an innovator. When they write the story of how literature moved from the printed page to the printed screen, your name will be remembered; A Canadian Guttenberg. No kidding.And just so you don't get a swelled head: A hundred years from now, when some Canadian high school student struggles to finish his web site assignment on the state of literature in the long dusty distant turn of the century, he will read your name, copy it and get extra credit. In the name of all future generations of Canadian teenagers, I salute you.
And all kidding aside....Bill, I salute you.
July 06, 2000
To: John D. Collins
From: D. Grant DeMan
Re: Fortunes of War - Benedict ArnoldI was enthralled by this magnificent essay. John Davis Collins has, in my humble view, contributed widely and deeply to our understanding of these difficult but exciting times in American and British history. The research is definitive, and the writing lively. And, it would seem, all bases are covered including the fate of the Iroquois Nation as per the American side, those mighty warriors and farmers who so eagerly aided the British and their colonies in the conquest of New France. With John Davis Collins, history is a sprawling, many-faceted enterprise!
June 20, 2000
To: Richard Koss
From: Thomas Dean
Re: "The Perfect Ending"Loved "The Perfect Ending" .... it ended perfectly!
June 14, 2000
To: John D. Collins, 'The Pen, The Sword and the Wreath"
From: John GiuffreJohn:
The Hunter Point story (The Pen, The Sword and The Wreath) is your best yet.
See you Sunday.
June 14, 2000
To: Kimit Muston's 'Inventing Bill Gates'
From: Donald Grant DeManAnother well-written essay by a master. It is a privilege to read this author.
June 06, 2000
From: Lord Woodbury
To: D. Grant DeMan
Re:'Red's Bones' - 'History of the BCPP' - etc
Loved both of D. Grant DeMan's items on The Inditer. History of the British Columbia Provincial Police gives a part of police work handed down in fable where the line is skewered to right a wrong. As best can be done under the circumstances.
On the funny strip Blondie - well I am, despite my children's belief that I at least served under Andy, by Gad Jackson if not George Himself - not quite so old that I recall earlier Blondie - Dagwood - Mr. Dithers sagas. When I was an avid funny strip reader Blondie belonged to the newspapers my parents didn't like - the Journal, American, World-Telegram. Later when the icons of printers square fell, and the old newspapers folded Blondie started to appear in the (NY) News & Long Island Star. By that time I didnt follow the funnies quite so faithfully. Looking back on the rather straightforward plots of Blondie I can see how much times changed.
May 28, 2000
From: Doug Powers
To: The EditorA quick note of thanks.
Lately I've been getting some writing jobs that pay quite well and being contracted to write humor for web sites and magazines who need that sort of content, and it all goes back to being spotted on the Inditer. I just wanted to thank you for all your help and to know that whenever someone asks (and even if they don't ask) how I got started, the Inditer always gets full credit. Out of all the things I'm doing now, I still enjoy being posted in the Inditer the most and being surrounded by all the immense talent there. It's truly an honor.
Thanks for giving me my start.
To: J.F. Clennan
From: PREZ010@aol.com
Re: The Tale's End - by John D. Collins
Tue, 23 May 2000Check out John Davis Collins - The Tale's End. A great tale once again. Hope all is well with you.
May 17, 2000
To: Thomas Dean
From: Kathryn Jennings-Hancock
Re:What You SeeOnce again, thank you so much! The entire process of creating characters who come alive for other people is and always has been one of the greatest joys of facing the keyboard at all for me. They are very much alive for me, or they never would have found their way onto paper. But to hear from another person, most especially another writer, that these characters struck a chord for them is a gift unimaginable.
I hope you don't hold back too much, as you said, on your comments on things you read, in the Inditer or otherwise. Because even those that might be taken 'the wrong way' are valuable. I've never learned anything from anyone who told me what I wanted to hear; it's been from those who've had the courage to point out areas where I could improve and grow that I've progressed.
Thanks again -
Kathryn Jennings-Hancock
May 13, 2000
From: Thomas Dean
To: Kathryn Jennings-Hancock
Re:What You See
I liked "What You See" - it s a cute warning or morality tale about modern life. I can picture the people in the story - and I see them almost every day.The only drawback I see is the change between in perspective between 'him' and 'her.' The story starts with 'her' and ends with 'him'.
Grant (Donald Grant DeMan) and I have been discussing how to shift the view-point or focus character. our view that a perspective shift is possible is one not universally held by the better informed or at least better placed.
Many editors do not believe a scene (which is all a short story is) can be told from two different perspectives.
Perhaps a warning of the change in focus is mecessary. Leon Uris in the novel form once used different type faces. The TV shower whisks you away with a passing guerney - maybe all that's needed is an extra line feed.
From: C. D. Miller
To: Shauna Kelley
Subject: Shauna Kelley's essay on "Ignorance"I read your essay on the net today and enjoyed it. In the late 60's or early 70's I kept a record of instances of ignorance, folly and greed. The rules were simple. It must occur before your very eyes and it must be obvious enough to explain immediately. The record was compiled by the staff of 5 or 6 pharmacists and 3 or 4 clerks in a retail pharmacy. The results surprised us all. Ignorance was so far ahead after about 4 weeks that we stopped counting and began to change our behavior to solve problems by asking questions and seeking knowledge until the problem began to solve itself. We were of course dealing with the immediate problems and not the world problems you are addressing.
What you call involuntary ignorance I called simple ignorance. The second category I called learned ignorance to account for what one learns from sources that are in error. The third category I called willful ignorance and includes your voluntary and wrong ignorance. A combination of 2 or 3 becomes compound ignorance. Willful ignorance has a degree of emotion in it that makes it different from the first 2. The largest sign on my bulletin board reads " Danger Extreme IGNORANCE Approach with caution" and the second reads "ignorance kills".
All in all it is clear that knowledge is finite and ignorance is not. The problem with knowledge is that if changes constantly and what was true becomes partly true or not true at all. So the wise person becomes as aware as possible of what knowledge he can count on and tries to avoid ignorance in all its forms.
I hope you address this again about every 10 years and see if your essay changes.
Thanks
April 28, 2000
To: Shauna Kelley
From: Donald Grant DeMan
Re: She's Too Smart For MeDear Shauna:
As my old English professor used to put it, "Ya done good - real real good!"
Smiles.
April 25, 2000
To: John Davis Collins
From:Frances Fasano Alt
Re: Swallowed a FlyI loved Swallowed a Fly !! I it may be your best work yet. But . . . what's with words like 'flat' and 'dole'? Have we been abroad a bit too often?
April 23, 2000
To: John Davis Collins
From: John Giuffre
Re: Swallowed a FlyDear Fripps:
O.K., so you finally wrote a good story. Just the same, don't expect a medal! Wont see you Sunday at skating, but will be at Applebees.
April 17, 2000
To: The editor
From: Sam PersonHi Bill.
Saw the posted emails to you from Shelia Moss and Kathryn Jennings-Hancock.
Naturally, I am happy for them.
But, I also am happy for you. You should be rather proud of all that "The Inditer" has accomplished for so many contributors by providing a forum for exposure and a source of encouragement.
Best regards,
Sam PersonThanks a bunch Sam,
Bill
April 16, 2000
Hi Bill,
May I take this opportunity to also share a bit of my good news with you. My website was listed this week by Yahoo! in their Columns and Columnists section - http://dir.yahoo.com/Entertainment/Humor/Columns_and_Columnists .I have been reflecting on the people that have helped me get where I am so far. I have no doubt whatsoever that writing for the Inditer and the exposure it gave me has helped my credibility tremendously. You are performing a fabulous service for struggling talent. Thanks so much!Sheila Moss -http://www.humorcolumnist.com
April 16, 2000
From: Kathryn Jennings-Hancock
Hi Bill!Thanks so much!
I can't tell you how much I appreciate The Inditer. I had word this evening that three articles/essays of mine were accepted by a women's ezine, and when I initially sent them, I referenced The Inditer as a place where they could review more of my work.You know, I never really thought of playing dice as a way to catch a husband (although the idea for "Fair and Square" came from a woman who wanted to play cards to decide whether or not to leave her husband. Heard that years ago, and it just stuck in my head. Don't think she ever followed through). I actually met my husband on an Amtrak train, and maybe there's a story in that.
Thanks again, Kathryn
April 09, 2000 To: Shauna Kelley
From: Donald Grant DeManRe: Drear Shauna:
Now we know you're still there, you shall be hearing from us. Somewhat upon your theme is one of the last statements of Eric Hallam in my Knives and Needles piece: Look for it because I can't accurately reproduce it here. Something like, "What you first perceive t'ain't necessarily so." Do write.
April 04, 2000
To: John D. Clennan
From: Donald Grant DeMan
Re:Time Passages, by John D. ClennanHaving just read John Clennan's biting satire and viewed WWII's movie Guadalcanal Diary on the same afternoon, I can only scream with a mind delaminated by a vortex of dynamic torment in which we nightmarishly dwell spiritually and mentally from dawn to final darkness. War is bad, but....??? War is necessary, but....??? - Ad finitum, with a constant stream of conscious and sub-conscious thought unto eternity. Is all this knowledge and deep thinking on the subject getting us deeper into a maelstrom of indecision and malfunctioning judgment? Where is wisdom, when all is a situationally ethical chaos moving faster than the speed of light?
On the other hand, John's work is humorous, wry and toothy. He is to be congratulated upon his insight. Granada? Viet Nam? Try Stalingrad for real war and suffering.
More: This morning I read Kathryn Jennings-Hancock's Rocky Mountain Murder Club" - April 01, 2000 - " talk about while we are out of the picture? Ominous! chuckles. And so well-written!
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