Kat:

I would appreciate a list of those threads you know of which have important stuff in them, on the basis that you would know as much as anyone what that means and where to find it.

By important I mean reflecting our place in history, our view of our histories, our sense of being, our best humor and play, as well as our music and our feelings about living in various facets and forms.

What I would love to do is dream up the strand which should marry these scores of clouds of genius in the Mudcat cosmos.

I would appreciate a similar list from anyone who has a strong sense of importance dialogue or creative writing or historical moment or sheer beauty in any thread that has dropped off the bottom in the last few years. I know there is rich stuff in there.

I am frankly toying with the idea of taking a sabbatical from my boring job just to mine that lode!

Another need is a thread -- which I will start -- openly seeking assent (maybe on the basis that silence will be construed as consent after a certain number of days or weeks) for past contributors to have their writings included in the tome. Or, to have them define what they are willing to do in that regard.

I'll try to work out a clear plan on the real book idea -- it is going to take some dreamtime on my part on this, it is a large-scale idea which is -- I feel -- is very important.

This discussion is naturally open to all suggestions.

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