Steely List

Craig Clark CLARK at SHEPFS2.UND.AC.ZA
Fri Dec 13 16:40:18 CST 1996


It has been asked
 > How many times have I seen Steely's references to his publications on
 > various posts...? Perhaps we should rename the list to reflect the man of
 > Steel's advertisements for himself...but has he ever written fiction?

Even I, stuck here in the remote Southern part of Africa, have 
read some of Steely's journalism (I had no idea until recently that 
they were the work of the one I know only by his nom-de-net), and 
think he's a good journo. Though I often do not agree with him, I also
respect his right to hold his opinions on the relative merits of 
various TRP novels, and unlike many Steely is (usually) prepared to justify 
what he says in this forum. In short, foax, let's get past the ad 
hominem/ad feminem attacks and concentrate on holding rational debate 
here...

Craig Clark

"Living inside the system is like driving across
 the countryside in a bus driven by a maniac bent
 on suicide."
   - Thomas Pynchon, "Gravity's Rainbow"



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