Letters to the Editor

I hope your bogeyman is gone, or at least not as scary as he used to be.

Thank you for your courage.

Lisa Warshafsky
Denver

Writing wrongs:I apologize for clogging your mailbox with another letter from someone you don't even know, but after reading your stories I just wanted to say thanks for such great writing. I'm a mom of two sons living in a small Illinois town and editing my small-town newspaper. Your story hit me on two levels: first as a mom, and second as a writer. As a mom, reading the original story and "Arrested Development" was painful and gripping. While, thank God, I have no similar story to share, you articulated my worst nightmares. What happened to you both originally and now is truly horrifying.

As a writer, I was amazed at how elegantly you told the story. It's so complex, but so simply told that it takes my breath away. Not being familiar with you, I then read other things in Westword's archives by you -- you write about other things with the same elegance and clarity.

I can't imagine anything that I, as a total stranger, could say to make you feel better about your topic. But as a writer, I'm very proud of the work you've done. You're setting an example for the rest of us.

Sharon Mosley, editor
Shelbvyille Daily Union