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Kea:
Hi Lynne

well I am a psychologist ...but also trained as an English teacher, teaching  high school Literature.....I do counselling etc.....did my thesis in  Sociology ....on death and dying......nothing too fantastic...really...

No I am not too good finding my way around yet....if its ok...do you want to put the fan fic in there for me? ...only if its ok.....you read it...so you know the content....I wish I could get you to read the rest now..then I could see what you think...lol...

hugs
Kea

Lynne:
Hi there, Kea,

I sent you some mail too...Since the influx of the new peeps, it's becoming a challenge to keep up with all that's going on here...exciting, except for that need to do laundry, grocery shop, sweep & mop, bill paying...I thought I'd resumed my routine to some extent and then 'Whammo' the 'refugees' arrive...It's very cool!  I frequently give up sleep without too many ill effects.

You sound like a very interesting person - psychology, counselling and literature...I'm really looking forward to getting to know you better.  You already know I'm loving your writing.

My degree is in physics and I worked in engineering for 11+ years (lived in Boston - loved it - for 8 of those); now I'm doing software but i keep thinking about getting back into the pure sciences one day.  My 'concentration' in school was English - Southern American literature.  The main point was that I love reading and I needed electives that would get me out of the labs and give me time to do what I loved.  Have you read much of that sort of thing - Flannery O'Conner? Walker Percy?  I think I was predisposed to love Ennis and Jack and Annie's other stories because of this background...loving the tragic and the grotesque, you know?

I've done volunteer work for a United Way organization dedicated to suicide prevention - not real counselling, but sort of a peer counselling, active listening, befriending program.

Anyhow...again, I'm glad we met and that you had such a successful day!

Hugs back...
Lynne

Lynne:
"In a culture that relentlessly promotes emotional excess and self-exposure, grief stands apart. It's the neglected stepchild of the emotions, the one we often bear alone, in silence. It's the feeling everyone experiences, and no one wants to talk about.

No one, perhaps, except artists. In the books we read, the movies we see, the music we listen to and the theater we attend, grief seems to be everywhere. It's the source, motivating force and ever-present theme of many of the world's great masterpieces. These days, you can hardly leave the house without encountering it."

Read the complete article at http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/14235033.htm

-Lynne

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