Re: how to get published

Scottie Bowman (rbowman@indigo.ie)
Mon, 27 Sep 1999 07:43:33 +0100 

    Dear Camille, 

    One or two others of the crew have been moaning about 
    the number of days at sea.  But not, thank God, you.  
    (Incidentally, what kind of a boat do they think 
    this galley is?  H.M.Y. Brittania?)

    So I shan't offer you any comfort - which is, after all, 
    the most undermining thing you can ever do to anyone.  
    Perhaps I could remind you, though, what a lucky little 
    koala you are.  None of the other saps can even imagine 
    doing what you & I do every day of our lives.  Most of 
    them don't even know what you're talking about.  
    'Seven?' they say. 'She's not writing children's stories, is she?'

    Remember Giotto?  He could draw the perfect circle, 
    just like that, without even concentrating.  The rest of 
    the town used to come round & they'd say: 'Go on Giotto, 
    do it again.'  And he would oblige.  And they'd say: 
    'Gee, Giotto, how do you do it?'  And Giotto would say: 
    'It's easy.' 

    That session in the A&E sounds a little dispiriting.  
    Don't let it get you down, baby.  All shall be well.  
    And never forget Winston: Let us so brace ourselves 
    to our duty ...

    Scottie