On Thu, 29 Jan 1998, Peter Riley wrote:
It is possible, if you come
> out of those smug little holes, to read, and possibly create, literature as
> a thing that does good in the world.
Peter, are you accusing everybody on the list of being in smug little
holes, or just some individuals? I ask because, if you mean to address
individuals it's better if you do so backchannel, and if you truly mean
everybody, then I for one am pretty offended. There's a range of people on
this list, and most of them, in their ways, have struggled for years to
read / create literature as a source of good for many years.
Hrmph. Formal signature, I think.
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