I Get Feedback

Here are some of the things I have been told since I posted the e-mail address and requested feedback:

Scarlet Rose of Bealton, Virginia calls my request for feedback an "I want praise" post. She goes on to say that, as someone who keeps an online journal, she is not egocentric and she never posts poetry online.

As if to prove Ms. Rose's point, I received a couple of compliments, both of which made me feel very good about myself. One from Kathy Blanchard said that what I wrote was smart and funny, but that she didn't care for the sex scene. I got a lot of remarks on the sex scene, most of them from people who were disgusted by it. I have no plans to post another sex scene, but I won't make any promises.

Concerning the question of why Sprite is only marketed to young black men, my sister Sarah wrote to tell me that she had heard from several people that black people like fruity drinks. I called her a racist.

With regards to the recent post about my pretentious book club, Nick Bognar of Los Angeles, California wanted to remind me of how when he and I were in college we played a game where we tried to think of titles for porno films based on the works of William Faulkner. Yes, Nick, I do remember that. I remember that your favorite was "The Mound and the Furry," while I preferred, "As I Lay Diane." Other names, such as "Go Down On Me, Moses," and "'Ho's for Ms. Emily," were less successful.

If you want to send me e-mail you may send it to quiltenthusiast@hotmail.com. I'm not certain that I will post future e-mails here though, as it makes me feel like a fucking loser with too much time on his hands.