Hello everyone. I thought that since this was such a quiet time on the mailing list, perhaps I should introduce myself: Hi. My name is Michael McSwain. I'm 16 and a Junior here in the wonderful school system (sense sarcasm?) of NC. With that in mind, let me say that I enjoy reading all of the posts, however, find myself struggling to finish Nine Stories so I know what you guys are talking about. Not to mention, my intelligence hasn't quite matured to the level of the list. Why am I interested in Salinger? No, I'm not a Holden. But, I haven't really had the opportunity to be a kid in the past 2 years. I seek youthful wisdom from Salinger, yet in a very adult fashion I guess. Thanks for reading... -mike