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From: Mimi in Washington State
Date: 09 Oct 2002
Time: 20:47:49 -0400
Remote Name: 198.81.26.140
I have another question....My sister worked for a magazine that was based in Bellingham, WA. One of their book reviewers talked to you, I believe, in an interview and gave my sister contact information for you. I have that information, but I would never dream of writing to you without your permission. I will not give your address to another person because I believe that you have every right to keep your private life to yourself. If it adds some incentive I've been making my own stationary for years and I usually take a couple of days to write a letter. I think most people that have received a letter from me would say it was worth it. I'm very interested in getting some ideas from you that may lead to a more therapudic and creative art in my life. I'm also thinking of getting together a one-woman show or biography on what I've experienced in my 24 years on this planet. So many people that hear my story suggest something like that. I have been recently informed that I must undergo yet another open heart surgery. I'm prepping for what I experienced with the double valve replacement I did just a little over a year ago. At that time I slipped by with a 75% fatality rate. This one might be harder. My meditations have been focusing on the idea that I've been here before and I made it through at that time. It's very surreal to me. I imaginge it to be surreal to anyone that sits and thinks that their body is made of all these soulless components but together life it formed. I want to tell my story before it's too late. I want people to know that I worked damn hard on this life. Some believe that because I look amazingly healthy that I must simply be crying wolf. Never. I think we can gain so much by telling stories about our lives that shaped who we are and how we look at the world. Although fictional characters, the people in your books show how life can be serious and silly and mysterious. We don't have to settle for just one. I would love to hear more about your life and maybe some more of your stories like the one with the girl that you couldn't keep your eyes off of and she ended up sitting for your life class. Still, it is up to you. Thanks again. Mimi Applebaum