>I haven't been able to pull off Salinger's directed realism yet. > >Jim That's an interesting phrase... I've always thought Salinger's dialogue in particular was brilliant without necessarily being strictly realistic (how many people do you know who say "but really" or "but exactly"?). What exactly do you mean by *directed* realism in particular? emily ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com