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sionnach It's in one of the essays ('Mail') in Anne Fadiman's latest collection: "At Large and at Small". Jan 30, 2008
minerva Sionnach, where did you find this? Jan 30, 2008
minerva LMAO! Thanks for that! Jan 30, 2008
sionnach Minerva: I don't know if you've seen Anne Fadiman's imagined update of the epistolary novel to the internet age:
Subject: R U Kidding?
From: Clarissa Harlowe (claha@virtue.com)
To: Robert Lovelace (lovelaceandlovegirlz@vice.com)
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TTFN Jan 30, 2008
bilby Sounds like a wonderful read, I'd love to get around to it. About 5 in the queue ahead of it and I need to find a copy. Love the list, so many treasures here and all sparkling like careless diamonds. Dec 18, 2007
minerva Thank you very much! I'm just doing my part to get as many people as possible to read this great book. Dec 10, 2007
sionnach This is such a wonderful list! Dec 10, 2007