in the country of the bland
Scottie Bowman (bowman@mail.indigo.ie)
Sun, 12 Apr 1998 17:21:39 +0000
`...I think by the very nature of this list, people shouldn't
be getting worried about `personal' jibes. Let's all just leave
our egos in our real lives and get down to the business of
good old literary discussion and debate, *please!*...'
Well. Up to a point, Lady Copper. It sounds to me like
the recipe for the one we've all been waiting for - the first
wholly non-toxic anaesthetic. No egos ? Cripes, how boring.
I think if the truth be told most of us - certainly old Dr B -
are here for the diversion of hearing our own voices, the prospect
of a little adrenalin-rushing conflict & the pleasing excuse that
the masturbation is at least verbal.
The drink once very nearly did for me as a writer. I'm beginning
to think mailing lists are equally undermining. I'm sure one
recurrent wish in my unconscious is to write something finally
unforgivable that will force Tim to throw me off the list -
& save my soul.
Scottie B.