DUDE

[suspectclass]

I swear, she sent this within 13 minutes of my email to her. ::swoon::

Hey, Sarah!
Thank you so much for the kind words! It means a lot to me to know that
young women continue to stumble onto my work. I'm very glad you find the
strip to be a useful perspective on current events.
I'm really looking forward to coming to Smith--I hope you'll introduce
yourself after my talk.
Thanks a lot,
Alison
--
Alison Bechdel
Dykes To Watch Out For


> From: "Sarah Newby"
> Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 17:05:34 -0400
> To: <dtwof@dykestowatchoutfor.net>
> Subject: Homage
>
> Ms Bechdel,
>
> I've seen your site before and thought about emailing, but I never had
> anything to say. Not that I have that much to say now, but I just
> discovered that you'll be speaking at my college this week (Smith, in
> Northampton, MA), and I wanted to say how thrilled I am that I'll have
> the opportunity to be there. I've been a fan of your strip since I came
> out, and it certainly was a big part of my discovery of a queer
> community outside of my small group of friends. At a time when I was
> reading everything remotely queer that I could get my hands on,
> irrespective of quality, I was thrilled to find such an insightful and
> intelligent bit of social commentary. I look to your work regularly for
> a fresh and humorous perspective on current events. I hope that your
> publishing difficulties are soon resolved so that we can all enjoy the
> next chapter in the lives of everyone's favorite everydykes.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Sarah Newby
>
> PS I must say that I have always enjoyed watching Mo and Sydney's
> relationship — the presence of the evil queer studies professor
> continues to delight me and she rivals Lois as my all-time favorite
> character. Of course, I find the entire group hilarious and real —
> keep up the good work!

Comments

[raybear.livejournal.com]

I would also like to commned you on the proper spelling of "Ms" in your letter. There's no period, people, because it's not an abbreviation. That's the whole point!!!

Sorry, I digress. Anyway, I hope you talk to her at Smith!! Take photos and post them here.

[masscooper.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm very anal about that, although technically (and I think, but I may be wrong, according to the Chicago Manual of Style -- the editor's bible) both are stylistically correct.