>What Merc did was c&c (comments and criticism) of the old school
>style. As implied above, that kind of thing is infinitely more useful
>to a writer willing to accept it (and, in some cases, infinitely
>harder on the writer's ego too) than 'I loved it' comments.
>
>Jeanne
>(whose last C&C type comment here was of the 'I loved it' variety)

Don't get me wrong. I'm not getting on his case in a "What was the point of THAT?" kind of way. If it provides feedback for these great stories, I'm all for it. I only posted it because of my natural smartalec-ness and lack of sleep.
If I offended anybody, I apologize.