Date: Mon, 26 May 1997 15:48:15 -0500 From: Gem Bordages Subject: newbie To: WRITERS@mitvma.mit.edu Hello! I'm new to the list and have been auditing for a couple of days. This appears to be a fun and supportive place. A semi-retired journalist, I write sociopolitical satire and have a weekly column. Also write short stories, essays, and poetry in the same genre. All under the pseudonym B. S. Pyle. One short story won an Honorable Mention in the 1996 SATIRE magazine contest; another will lead their Fall issue. Each of you please email me privately and introduce yourselves. gem