M & D Group Read ( will it cont.?)

[Mark Kohut]

Others are responding...Bloviators like I can be have to make it worth
their while to respond, after saying please and then begging..

The American way....

Three Plisters walked into a bar......"Who lowered that fuckin' bar?", they
all shouted. .

On Mon, Jan 22, 2018 at 3:59 PM, Smoke Teff <smoketeff at gmail.com> wrote:

> I regret that I haven't been a more active participant thus far. I
> underestimated how large (and how positive) a disruption the ayahuasca
> ceremony I took part in would be. I am still in the stage of learning how
> to integrate it. But I am also on the other side of the experience now, and
> am ready to redouble my efforts in participating in the group read.
>
> Am happy to be one of even just a few folks contributing occasionally,
> whose thoughts can be read and responded to, or merely read, or merely
> ignored.
>
> I plan to carry through with my own personal read regardless. I am
> grateful for everything everyone posts, even that which I haven't yet
> responded to publicly. It is enriching my own experience immensely.
>
> I'm currently mostly back on Ch. 10--hope to catch up to you, Joseph,
> throughout the week.
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 22, 2018 at 2:32 PM, Joseph Tracy <brook7 at sover.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> Perhaps the weird fact that they are headed to Bath is part of the setup
>> for the untold joke?  I guess they were going for a soak. Total immersion
>> in the ancient healing waters. Somehow it is funny.
>>
>> I’m just wondering if anyone beside MK , ST and self will be reading?
>>
>> I’m taking M&D slow as i can manage and seem to be way ahead at Ch 19.
>> Looks like this group read is headed for another  crash and burn which may
>> be inevitable until a new novel.
>>
>> Perhaps P-listers  could post a couple 3 sentences on how they see group
>> reads and what, if anything might make it worthwhile,  or why it isn’t. No
>> value judgement, just maybe good to know what is up with this. I was
>> looking forward to some fresh voices but maybe this format is too demanding
>> for most to get involved with.
>>
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