A rumor

[Paul Mackin]

wriggle, wriggle, wriggle

Doug Millison wrote:

>John,
>
>I continue to be surprised how some voices here at
>Pynchon-L, anonymous and otherwise, continue to
>challenge PN's editorial independence, and to slander
>me in the process. 
>
not "in the process," but you and you alone (so sue)

> You'd think the truth -- that you
>and your fellow editors use your own judgement to
>produce a fine publication -- would suffice.
>

Doug comes to PN's defense as it it was PN, not himself, being challenged

> Long-time
>readers of Pynchon-L will know that I pass along the
>occasional bibliographic item to PN, and for that
>reason am proud to be named on the list of
>contributors.
>

only if you told them

>
>The situation is, not surprisingly, not quite as jbor
>describes -- 
>
as everyone remembers is was quite close enough