wallace-l: Will's Thank You

Andrew Dinn andrew at cee.hw.ac.uk
Fri May 24 05:02:52 CDT 1996


WillL at fieldschool.com writes:

> I want to thank everybody on these two lists (Pynchon and Wallace)
> who either participated in the discussions started by my students'
> posts or even those who just watched pass by on the lists.  A
> special thanks to Parke Muth, Chris K., Paul Mackin and a few others
> who responded so many times to my kids' ideas.

I'd like to thank Will for enlivening the list with his students'
input. Nothing like a bit of new blood every now and again to stir
things up.

...

> One of the students wrote that he wanted to thank people for taking
> seriously a high school senior, as many people won't.  That is
> exactly what these lists did, never condescending to the kids and
> treating them like the intelligent, curious people that they are.

Which came across quite clearly in the posts and was part of what made
it so enjoyable.


Andrew Dinn
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And though Earthliness forget you,
To the stilled Earth say:  I flow.
To the rushing water speak:  I am.





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