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This Week’s Brainstorm

Should I mention I have another project idea? It might be tempting fate, since in recent years, every idea I’ve had has either been unfeasible or has stalled irrevocably!

But I’m toying with ideas, and again, being drawn to the online PDF format. It’s not a format I prefer, but it’s a question of money. I’ve done small press stuff in the past on a shoe-string, but I like to feel a sense of progression—and printed material is a high-cost kind of progression.
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Small Things

What can be affirming on a day when you’re feeling just a little bit insecure? To me, Thursday provided it in the form of a phone call that made me feel a lot more positive… and getting thanked by someone for making a hopefully useful suggestion (you’re welcome, Matthew!)… and best of all, getting an e-mail from a very good friend that had been delayed for several days due to ISP problems—just a little note saying they’re out of town for a while.
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London Etc

Catching up… I made my trip to London on February 14th, meeting up with my old friend Paul, along with Martin Skidmore. I was a bit stressed for a few reasons (not least of which was some truly intolerable problems with the train I was on), but I relaxed after a while and things were pretty good.
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