Foreword "Why I Write"

[Paul Mackin]

On Tue, 2003-04-29 at 07:27, Terrance wrote:
> Dave Monroe wrote:

> 
> Now if only TRP would explain why he has written this poorly composed
> and jumbled Foreword (P has proven himself a pretty poor essayist once
> again, even P-listers quite familiar with his composition idiosyncrasies
> and his odd sense of humor disagree about what some of his long
> sentences mean) and why on earth he would position himself on the
> "prophetic"  side of No-Man's-Land in the critical battle to appropriate
> 1984.  He comes across an angry ideologue with a giant axe to grind.
> Who, exactly, does he think he is talking to? 

A number of p-listers eat it up. Why, I don't know.

I ordered a copy for sentimental reasons.

P.