[stylist] Wild Velvet essay

[Shelley J. Alongi]

oh it was Burns Taylor yes of course
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> Shelley,
>
> Wild Velvet is a beautiful essay and definitely worthy of it's
> first-place distinction for the 2011 Writers' Division writing contest
> as well as for gracing the pages of Slate & Style. I loved this essay
> the moment I read it, but I want to point out that Burns Taylor wrote
> the essay.
>
> Sincerely,
> Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter, editor, Slate & Style
> Read my blog at:
> http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
>
> "History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
> The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan
>
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> Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2012 22:55:51 -0800
> From: "Shelley J. Alongi" <QueenofBells at roadrunner.com>
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> Subject: Re: [stylist] what I've been reading...
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> That is a great list. I don't spend much time reading these days, at
> least
> not as much as I used to, but I still have a hunger for information
> which
> translates into many things. I have started making more time for books
> lately and not always about the railroad. I've always been fascinated by
>
> people's stories as I've discovered so when I pick up a book lately I
> try to
> make it a biography. The latest one I'm reading is "Grisha" by Anne
> Bartley
> about Gregor Patigorsky the russian cellist. Her telling of the story is
> in
> Gregor's pov and is quite well written, evoking lots of images. Instead
> of
> just chronicling events she explains them as if we were witnessing them,
>
> quoting from his letters. I haven't read any novels lately, but I'm sure
> I
> will. Since I've inherited a scanner and some OCR software I scan Trains
>
> magazine and read that in fits and starts. But I do enjoy cuddling up
> with
> some kitties and a book.
>
> Lately I've been taking my Braille copy of "Slate and Style" with me,
> reading bits an dpieces here. By the way Shawn, I love your story "Wild
> Velvet" I haven't finished it yet but it's a very nice story.
>
> Happy New Year!
>
>
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