D'oh!  I gots to learn to read all of my email before responding to any of
it.

-----Original Message-----
From: Christopher Angel
Sent: Friday, December 18, 1998 9:00 PM


It's a story you're writing to entertain yourself and
to entertain those you have read it.  The former does
not imply the latter, and _that_ is the real danger of
an SI.

Yes, with this I agree whole-heartedly.  And Bast's essay is an excellent
starting point for people wondering exactly how to make that distinction in
their writing.

Christopher Angel

-Richard