Publication

[maxoverly]

A letter from a long-lost friend:

Max:

Congratulations on the publication of your short essay, "The Loving Syndrome," in this month's issue of THE BLUE AND WHITE [a literary magazine of some repute at Columbia University in the City of New York--MO]. Although at first the title of the piece confused me, I soon managed to piece together what had

Comments

[anonymous]

You dirty bastard. You know damned well that I didn't misspell "proceeds." Jesus, Max, that's really as low as it gets.

STINE

[realcream]

it's good to hear of you, Charlie Mac, even if it's through the medium of Max.

(that interestingly sort of rhymed)

[anonymous]

Thanks! It's good to be heard from, even if Max does insist on inserting spurious typos into my angry letters.

Stine.

[dehumidifier]

I was forced to "stop reading" this "post" due to all the italics, or as I "refer" to them: "slanty words".

[maxoverly]

That's odd -- I had the exact same experience with ABSALOM, ABSALOM!

[realcream]

oh my god... could you please pick someone else to make fun of?

[anonymous]

"Website!" Ha, that's funny. Filling space though--deadly serious.
Sigh, I'm, like, totally past my usefulness.
CR

[anonymous]

And how!

Stine