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[campylobacter]

I may as well 'fess up to writing [gasp] original fic (ultra-short stories), but not because I think it's any good. It's because someone actually read it and linked to it.

Shoe Ghost
http://www.fictionpress.com/read.php?storyid=1357308

This story and others like it are not archived at my X-Files porn shack (for obvious reasons) but I guess I should at least provide my ardent [cough] fans with more rope with which to hang me.
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Dear campylobacter,

I am the editor of Webster's Online Dictionary - the Rosetta Edition (www.websters-online-dictionary.org), and just wanted to let you know that I have listed your short story published in fictionpress.com. While there are many versions of Webster's, this one looks at each word entry from as many linguistic vantage points as possible. I have decided to add more modern language use and hope that citing your short story will give an additional contemporary perspective to the reader. The following URL contains your citation (see the bibliography section):

http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/english/Ca/Cat.html
http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/english/Cl/Clean.html
http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/english/Hu/Hungry.html
http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/english/Sh/Shoe.html

Best Regards,

Philip M. Parker, Ph.D.
Editor , Webster 's Online Dictionary - The Rosetta Edition
Eli Lilly Chair Professor of Innovation, Business & Society
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Bd.de Constance
77305 Fontainebleau , France
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I haven't replied to Dr. Parker yet, because frankly, I'm tempted to say "Gee, I'm so flattered to be mentioned among the ranks of Shakespeare, Milton, and especially Fairy222, the author of 'LOL:)Haha' of the 'lol' entry."

Dude, where's my keyboard?

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a shoe-in of a story

[bcfan.livejournal.com]

Funny fic and freaky feedback! Why not have an 'original fic' button on your website for your fans' amusement?

"Gee, I'm so flattered to be mentioned among the ranks of Shakespeare, Milton, and especially Fairy222, the author of 'LOL:)Haha' of the 'lol' entry."

Don't forget Red Shoe Diaries - The Movie. Two worlds collide anew.

Re: a shoe-in of a story

[campylobacter.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Good suggestion. I actually have an old site design for it lurking on my hard drive somewhere. I guess I'll get around to it when I've caught up on all my other fanstuff, such as LJ replies. ;)

Re: a shoe-in of a story

[campylobacter.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Good suggestion. I actually have an old site design for it lurking on my hard drive somewhere. I guess I'll get around to it when I've caught up on all my other fanstuff, such as LJ replies. (If the LJ server gods will allow me.)

[deslea.livejournal.com]

It's a Campy! I'd throw myself bodily on you to welcome you back, but there's that whole ocean in the way and stuff.

And that dictionary thing is very cool. I love the idea.

[campylobacter.livejournal.com]

I was about to write that there's several oceans in the way, until I remembered that I live on the west coast of the US, instead of the east coast. And then I realized that even if I still lived back East, it's makes much more sense for you to cross the Pacific regardless.

Now I'm starting to wish that it'd be me crossing the ocean, because I've always wanted to visit Oz anyway. And from there, Hong Kong. Then Thailand. Then Nepal. Oh, you're invited, too. Unless you'd rather cat-sit for me.