[Cally Conan-Davies]

So true, Nemo - terror is so enlivening! Terror never stopped me doing anything. Terror moves me like nothing else - it's irresistible!

No offence taken at all, Shaun! I've never felt 'offence' - (is it actually an 'emotion'?) Fences aren't for taking, they're for jumping.

Let there be no mistake - I love the Sphere. I've fed my heart on it, and bled my heart into it. I adore the whole experience of workshopping a poem - terror and all! I love how people come in and play around with my word-creations! The generosity of people here is stunning! And I adore Michael Cantor, and have enormous respect for what he does here. I will never forget when I posted 'For VW' - Michael was the first to comment, and he wrote one word, and the word was "Beautiful". I just wanted to fling myself into his arms! I remember all the support you gave my poems when I first started writing, too, Shaun. Your warm words of appreciation were a major encouragement to keep writing! I will always be grateful to you for that. I don't mind at all that you don't care for what I write now - not at all! And it certainly doesn't affect how I value your generous critiques and praise when I first started writing poems.

Thanks Phlipper, (fair suck of the sav, mate!) and Tracey, and Darling Dave Whom I Adore More Than Tongue Can Tell!

Now, lest I again feel an urge to fling myself into the arms of Michael, let's fling ourselves into French Repeating Forms!

Cally