From: "bent fingers" To: writers@mitvma.mit.edu Subject: EXERCISE: One More Line! [write it again, sam? well, it could have been any list, but...] "Teach your children joy," she said, and sealed the envelope. [what? you think that a frog would stick out its tongue at that bait? a horned toad turn an eye toward that movement? no way will a cat snaffle its claws in the fabric of that rotting plot...] But, with a little dab of instant inspiration, a generous rub of musing lamps, and similar touches of workmanship--you can write your tale and have it, too! So, get to the letters, now! Write, write, write! tink