Barbara Branden

Kat wrote: "Oh, you didn't know they were an item???" I thought everyone knew. Didn't you think so, Jody? Barbara

Ciro, you wrote: "but unfortunately they thought, who is he to know!" You are Ciro to know -- and don't let anyone, ever, tell you that you are less than that. You are a remarkable man. Barbara

Kevin, I loved your post. You wrote: "Creating art is hard, it's expensive. It requires all we have, not just our minds with its rigorously reasoned axioms. Art demands that we dig into our deepest selves and show the world what we find there, not just the bits that fit into our philosophical idealism--what we find." Emerson said it, too. He wrote:"To believe your own thought -- to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men -- that is genius." If it isn't necessarily genius, it surely is talent. And it's what every writer must do if his work is to be honest. He must have the courage not to imitate or copy, but to treasure his own unique soul. Kevin, you spoke of "one of your plays." I was sure you were writing. Can any of your work be seen? Barbara

Michael:"One of the things I wish to foster on this site is talent. As I stated in our announcements, the scale is small. Frankly I much prefer to interact with a few highly talented people and watch successful works grow than gain a wide audience." What a wonderful idea! -- and one that is sorely needed, and will be a joy to the readers of this site. I know of no other Objectivist site that is concerned with fostering and nurturing talent. And I know of few things that could be more appropriate to such a site. Barbara