Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 10:10:39 -0700 From: Melissa Penton Subject: [WRITERS] FILL: BIO: Melissa Penton I just signed onto this listserv a few days ago and since I'm likely to start posting soon, I thought I should get around to telling you a little about myself. I'm 21 years old and I live in Maine. This fall I'll be a grad student at the University of Maine, going for my Master's in English and teaching Intro Comp. (I got my Bachelor's at UM this past May.) I'm originally from Connecticut, born and raised, and I'm _not_ moving back there. :) I am very much a New Englander, though, and I plan on staying in this area if I can help it. I write both poetry and fiction and the topics I write about include: nature, religion, vegetarian/veganism, horror, and just plain silliness. I write some poetry in form (sonnets, villanelles, etc.) but I mostly write free form. I've been a writer all my life and I've known that I wanted to be a professional writer most of my life, although I technically made that official decision in my Freshman year of High School. I am desperate for feedback on my work because the little email list of friends that I send my work to just isn't enough. I get an occassional "I liked it" but that's about it. I'm very much interested in improving my work, which is why I want feedback. :) Just a little bit more info about me and I'll shut up. :) Some of my favorite authors are: Clive Barker, Louise Erdrich (the poetry & the novels), Rita Mae Brown, Walt Whitman, and Jorge Luis Borges (poetry & fiction). Actually, there's only one more thing about me that you need to know. Have you ever heard "Sing, Sing, Sing" performed by Benny Goodman? Listen to it: That's me. == Melissa Penton melancholia_solstice@yahoo.com http://www.umit.maine.edu/~melissa_penton/ _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com