I'd like to offer brief praise to Mike Levy, and Writersblock here sponsored by Beacon. Sometimes, not being able to run my mouth has fringe benefits, as I am literally torturing myself about keeping or removing my account with the Henry James list serv. This is all very nonsensical, I know, letting myself get familiar with a munchkin and divorcing myself from that, while carrying the mark of Cain on my forehead for my deplorable lack of tact, but it is slightly more than that. I once found the Jamesian community valuable, feel like I've contributed to a devaluation among its teaching colleagues who know each other, some of whom would find meeting me awkward and burdensome, so what use does the group still have for me?
If I want to write about James I can do it, suffer peer review, without the posting nonsense going on today. They used to actually talk about things that made me think-- but Mike have provided me with a useful tool, and I owe him the gratitude of never being unkind! He is a decent fellow!
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