Johne Cook writes: And here, I was actually hoping somebody would weigh in on the point Card makes about writer's block. Silly me. Someone commented that they wished that writer's block were as practical in their case as it was in Card's. I tend to agree... if you're as prolific a writer as Card claims to be, writer's block would certainly seem a blessing. rone -- "I don't even know you. What if you're a psycho?" "Would a psycho waste the last of his triple-sec?" -- RICHH