RE: two rats

Jim wrote:

>After all, you're creating a character, not necessarily yourself, in a story.
>It's always a reflection of yourself somehow, but how or why or in what way
is
>always up for grabs...

But isn't everything one writes a manifestation of what they have read, seen,
done, experienced? If this is so then everything we produce comes from a part
of ourselves previously hidden.
So you create a new character, could be similar to your own personality, could
be an alter-ego you've never told anyone about, could be based on some jerk
you met in the market a year ago who left a mark cause he bumped you the wrong
way. I just think that Cecilia's statement about one being able to see up
one's skirt for the women or the cross-dressers or our metaphorical underpants
for us guys is pretty true. Having someone read something you've written and
spent time on is like a first date, you are hoping to impress but your hopes
aren't very high. Sweaty palms and underarms, that sort of thing. I can
never be in the same room because I inevitably end up searching the person's
face for any reaction whatsoever and end up riding a roller coaster of
dissapointment and excitement.
Ah well, my comment might be for naught but at least I am back talkin' on the
list.
A bit of a blurb...
-Levi

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Received on Wed Aug 28 20:26:45 2002