SLSL "A Small Rain" Fuckin' Amazing

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In a message dated 11/30/02 4:46:22 PM, williamzantzinger at yahoo.com writes:

<< You are sure of what?>>

Only of my relationship to God.

<<You've not stated why this story is amazing.>>

Would that this technology were advanced enough to
allow a transference of the sort you are hinting at. But
we are not there yet. Our feelings still separate us. Re-
read my original post and discern my subjective slant.

<<It's not amazing. It's a very good story for a young talent. 
I wouldn't be surprized if there were students in
Pynchon's class that showed more promise and wrote
better stories than this one. I don't know because I
wasn't there. How is it that you are so sure about
what P's teachers thought of this story?  >>

I stated:

    I can almost feel their trepidation- comfortable, perhaps, in
    their tenured positons, at last, at a first rate institution-
    almost like their worst nightmare, being confronted with
    the real McCoy. It's very difficult to look genius in the eye-
    especially when you're expected to grade it- and resist
    disparaging it, out of jealousy, or intimidation.

It's all subjunctive, conditional. Ultimately, I am complimenting
his teachers.

respectfully