I want to join TA as long as I dont have to give up my passion for Twainiana. Liquor I can quit; cocaine, herion, dilaudid, and other nefarious narcotics are no problem. Even smoking, which I like Twain have quit many times--but true addictions cannot be broken. --- tdempsey <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I find it interesting how many of us write novels > featuring Twain > characters. I'll confess my dirty little secret: > I've got a hundred pages > of a Jim novel on the pc downstairs. Kent Rasmussen > and I have talked about > writing a Tom Sawyer novel. This is obviously a > common problem. Maybe we can > start a recovery group. "Hi, I'm Terrell. I'm a > Twainwannabe." (My > apologies for outing you, Kent. Some things must be > sacrificed in the > interest of advancing human knowledge and > well-being. Think of me as another > Richard Clarke.) Contact me if you are interested > in forming a Twain > Anonymous chapter in your area. > Terrell Dempsey, TA Founder > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "NICK HUFFMAN" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 6:49 AM > Subject: Re: Finishing off "nigger" > > > > You are right. This is a radically different > way---a different way to > > promote a book. > > > > >>> [log in to unmask] 3/25/2004 6:22:09 PM >>> > > Dear Friends: > > > > I have been biting my tongue for a couple of weeks > now reading the > > discussion of Twain's use of "nigger." It is a > significant issue, I > > think > > most would agree, but it did seem to > > go on a bit. I wonder if it wouldn't be > refreshing to end the > > discussion by > > looking at the matter from a radically different, > though I hope both > > edifying and amusing, perspective. > > > > It comes in a chapter from a novel I am writing. > In the chapter Sam, > > to > > whom Huck plays alter ego, challenges Huck, as > author of the > > "Adventures," > > on his excessive use of "nigger," triggering in > Huck a typical Huck > > Finnian > > response. > > > > Please drop me (do we need a new idiom here?) an > email if you would > > like to > > see the chapter -- at > > > > > dshkrh3@hotmail,com > > > > david hoopes > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get reliable access on MSN 9 Dial-up. 3 months for > the price of 1! > > (Limited-time offer) > > > http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup&pgmarket=en-us&ST=1/go/onm00200361ave/ > direct/01/ > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > This email and any files transmitted with it are > > confidential and intended solely for the use of > the > > individual or entity to whom they are addressed. > > > > This footnote also confirms that this email > message > > has been swept for the presence of computer > viruses > > > > Automatic GroupWise signature added by GWAVASIG > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > <<<<gwavasig>>>> > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html