re below: I appreciate Gary for his humour, never enough of that around. he's also a very good critic. in his book from Faux Press, which my memory says is called How To Succeed in the Arts (I have the book, and have been reading it recently, but memory is overrated), he remembers his friend Ramez Qureshi in a touching tribute. the mentioning of whom, in his introduction, invoked a sort of integrity which he wished his book could claim. and I think that integrity is part of Gary's work. I really am disappointed in botching the chance to see him (and Brandon Downing) read in the Analogous Series. anyway, flowers in the road.