In a message dated 1/16/98 1:17:41 PM EST, oeuf@ix.netcom.com writes: << Just an idea. I love thinking about form and content in literature, I think that's half the battle of reading and writing. oeuf >> That was an interesting post. Since we're talking about a story that's supposedly written by a fictional character, that it may be some kind of metafiction is an idea to consider.... Jim