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Subject: Rebecca Seiferle
Date: September 10,  2001
From: Dagny Nogy

Rebecca Seiferle's poetry deserves all of the praise it has received! Her words are truly brilliant, bringing me to tears several times. She is truly an admirable writer. I will be purchasing her book of poetry, Bitters. Thank you for showcasing her work and introducing me to such talented work as hers!
Sincerely,
Dagny Nogy  

Subject: The Good Life by Loraine Shields
Date: September 28, 2001
From: Eileen Shields-West

Thank you so much for running this story. It was terrific to see Loraine's work in your magazine.  It was the equivalent of "I couldn't put it down." I hope you run more of her stories. You may say that I am biased but many others would agree. Thanks again.
Eileen Shields-West

Subject: from a sonnet by luigi tansillo (1510-1568) by martin bennett
Date: August 22,  2001
From: Mariahn Scarborough

I liked this poem, but it fell a little short for me.  To begin, I was confused by the title.  I have never read Tansillo so the relevence was lost on me.

The poem also lost a little of its momentum for me in the last line of the first stanza when he writes "Micro lighting towards heavens gate."  Once again I am confused about the phrase "micro-lighting", unsure of the meaning Bennet wishes to convey.

But the first line of the second stanza has great emotional punch and I felt the anxiousness of it when I read, "Small wonder if, peering down, I feel nervous -".  From this point on the poem gathers a good deal of emotional punch and ends with a satisfying resolve. I related deeply to the notion that just writing, even poor writing is an act of courage.

Wonderful.

C. Mariahn Scarborough

Subject: Character Traits by Suzanne Frischkorn
Date: August 21, 200
From: Barrett-Tarleton, Svea

I love this!
 

Subject: Accommodations by Richard Krawiec
Date: August 17, 2001
From: StorytellerPete

A well-chosen piece of fiction.  Kudos both to the editor and to the writer.
 

Subject: The Gift by Richard Madelin
Date: July 30, 2001
From: Michael F. Helmer

Beautiful story about an ugly reality
 

Subject: Stick It In Your Ear
Date: July 27, 2001
From: Amy Elizabeth Holden

Liked the article on cover bands & greatest cover songs. I agreed with quite a few, but wanted to register my personal favorite: Sonic Youth' s cover of the Carpenters' "Super Star."
-amyh

Subject: Minimalism and the Short Story by Cynthia Whitney reviewed by Maureen Murray
Date: June 25, 2001
From: Mary Robison

This is a fairly brilliant review by Maureen Murray.  Hope to see more from her.  

Subject: Review of Kairos by Tom Hartman
Date: June 27, 2001
From: Cheryl Ball

Dear Pif magazine,

I was doing a search of my name on google this evening and ran across this review of Kairos Issue 4.1. I was pleased to see a nice review of my work (thank you, Tom!), but would just like to give you a heads up that the name of my hypertext poetry collection in Kairos is called Heading South (not Going South as it's written in the review). I hope this is something you can change.

Thank you for offering your reviewing services. They are much appreciated by the rest of us!

Cheryl E. Ball  

Subject:  The Gift by Richard Madelin
Date: July 1, 2001
From: Mia
 
I must tell you this is simply the best story I have read in a long time. My hats off to Richard Madelin for keeping me spellbound; and to PIF for recognizing an astounding piece of work when it crossed your desk. Wow!

Mia

Subject:  iris outside time by yermiyahu ahron taub
Date: July 1, 2001
From: Paul Nelson

Dear Pif,

Your e-mag is nice looking, but the poetry is really mediocre. If we take out the line breaks, it is usually simple, mediocre prose. I hate to write with criticism, but thought you'd like the feedback.

Paul

Subject: iris outside time by yermiyahu ahron taub
Date: July 2, 2001
From: anonymous@newschool.edu

I do not like this poem.  It says nothing in an original way about anything original.  

Subject: Opium Magazine.
Date: July 2, 2001
From: Todd Zuniga

PIF,

Just wanted to say that I've just discovered the review on OpiumMagazine.com on your site. Many thank you's from the edit staff (myself, Dunston Procott, Cedric Stines). I appreciate the note. Found out about it when there was a recent submission.  Also, that submission led me to you, so it's fantastic to discover your site.

Thanks again.

Todd  

Subject: Spell by Ann de Forest
Date: July 4, 2001
From: Diane

Here she has entwined, like her slithering ivy, a surreal world with myth, legend, and reality to treat us to micro fiction in its prime.
 
Diane Schuller

Subject: Thoughts on Reaching 50 by Richard Luck
Date: July 9, 2001
From: Barbara L Baker

I like what you wrote and I like your name … Richard Luck.

I have been writing and putting it away in my little red desk for some time. Only now am I starting to send things out and of course my first thoughts were … it needs to go to literary journals. Then my friend Michelle, who teaches English here in Vermillion, South Dakota, forwarded your site to me. And I have also been fascinated with the Net as a place for my poetry. So I am grateful you got fed up with the other and ventured into this. It really does offer a whole new market for young writers.

That's all. Thanks,

Barbara Baker.  

Subject: Tom's "review" of Betty Bowers
Date: July 18, 2001
From: Edward Rust

Dear Tom,

To fully appreciate the humor of this concept it helps to have been burned by the right, the church or both. The reference you made in your comparison of Betty Bowers to Dustin Hoffman in, how was it again, "Tootsie-esque" drag was out dated at best not to mention that it was more of a stab in the dark than a comparison. That your comparison of Betty to Tootsie is out dated comes as no surprise. Your review is dated today. Well over two years after the original appearance of Betty's website .

Edward

Editor's note: Tom Hartman's review of Betty Bowers appeared in the October 2000 issue.  

Subject: Thanks for the review!
Date: July 25, 2001
From: Jack Szwergold

Hi!

Much thanks for the positive review of my site, Royal Journal...http://pifmagazine.com/2001/07/z_royaljournal.php3
But you have my name mis-spelled.  It should be Jack Szwergold.
Thanks again for the plug!

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