Dear Marcus,

I will email my story to you as soon as I can.  I have tried to copy the
text from my word processor to my email page but I lose most of my
formating: italics, underline, spacing, dashes, etc.  I will have to
clean it up as best I can.  I thought about using snailmail, but I have
received so many requests that email is the best economy.  Even when I
clean it up, I can never be sure what it will look like on your end.
Please forgive any glitches or unsightly presentation due to
transmission.
I might also note that I am sending you a raw manuscript.  For
publication, I would have to tighten it up a bit by cutting out some
fat.  Any comments, criticisms, and suggestions are welcome.
                    John Evans