(oh the ignominy... at a party, say?)


[Sounds of chatter, laughter, tinkles, dropped lobster fork..]


Who's that guy in the corner lookin kinda glum?

Oh.. that's CRC {shudder} You know.. HIM..

What? You mean.. He's *The Guy* responsible for my losing 67 chapters of my novel, A Brief History of Brevity last year ??

[The Silence. . . as when mentioning Ashcroft say, amidst an otherwise pleasant soiree] Can hear a lobster fork drop on a Vicu\ufffda carpet . . .

I'll Kill Im ----> !!


[scuffle sounds, cringes.. band plays to calm crowd, the tearful Zappa, She's Leaving Home]



So let us not mention it again.. remember poor Cyrano and be compassionate.


- A Humble Do-Gooder full of Charity for Christian(s) Everywhere
(sniff} {chortle}