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2026-03-18 14:41 UTC
…pick them up whenever it could. One of the cool things you could do with the kind of text- and keyboard-only, pre-mouse interfaces they just don't make anymore. Good times.
Anyway, each publication had its own team of writers and editors. We typesetters got to know them. Most of them were just solidly professional, but there was one… I forget the publication title, and the name of the editor in charge, but she was friendly, personable, and just very kind and wonderful. 4/7
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@kagan@wandering.shop 2026-03-18 14:42
(I'm sorry, it was literally over 30 years ago, and more than half my life ago. My memory's not great.) Anyway, I also forget what the occasion was when this editor gave little presents to everyone on her team. I assume it must have been Christmas, but I'm not positive. It wasn't unusual for editors to do things like that to help morale on their writing staffs. But it *was* unusual — or at least, I sure didn't expect it — for her to... 5/7 #WritersCoffeeClub