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TDR Letter

January 16, 2004

Subject: Martin Wallace on Shane Neilson on John MacKenzie

Dear Mr. Wallace:

Your recent letter gladdens us. As you know, there is a real market in chitinous bugs –especially multi-coloured ones- and our small company is in desperate need of more; perhaps you could supply us with some? We trust that you will get back to us on this matter via the “intellectually vacuous domain of internet discussion boards” you mention. We believe that your chitinous bugs have real potential. Mr. Wallace, we can make you a star! Send us a few choice bugs and we will write as many testimonials as you like for your poetry. We have done this for others and the results have been profitable. Do keep in touch.

We must, however, regretfully decline your proposal that punctuation in a public literary forum is unimportant. After all, as Mr. MacKenzie himself has pointed out, “Carelessness destroys coherence.” 

Sincerely,

Shane Neilson, CEO
Feuds-R-Us

 

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The Danforth Review is produced in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. All content is copyright of its creator and cannot be copied, printed, or downloaded without the consent of its creator. The Danforth Review is edited by Michael Bryson. Poetry Editors are Geoff Cook and Shane Neilson. Reviews Editors are Anthony Metivier (fiction) and Erin Gouthro (poetry). TDR alumnus officio: K.I. Press. All views expressed are those of the writer only. International submissions are encouraged. The Danforth Review is archived in the National Library of Canada. ISSN 1494-6114. 

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