Re: Re:Yawn.
Scottie Bowman (rbowman@indigo.ie)
Sun, 28 Nov 1999 09:27:30 +0000
Actually, Camille, this site has never been all THAT
exclusive in its commitment to Salinger. There simply
aren't all that many new things to be said about such
a small body of work. And although the recent exchanges
may have been drearier than previous ones, they were
no different in kind - & are probably just as short lived.
Illiteracy inevitably dries up the number of ideas available
for their expression.
Real writers, people like you & me (& ... I need not name
them, they will recognise themselves) should welcome
these arid stretches. For they illustrate all too vividly
what a dangerous diversion any listserve can be. Just as
the saint welcomes poverty & adversity so should
we welcome anything that drives us away from worldly
temptations & back into the galley that brings us finally
to our one true home.
Scottie B.