Jeri: I've mentioned Charles de Lint, before, too. I love his books. And, bbc, get some non-mouldy copies of MZB's Darkover series, they are fantastic, and incredible world she created. You know Mercedes Lackey got her start through MZB? She was also related to her, if I remember right, through marriage or something.

True story, the one and only rejection letter I was willing to fram came from MZB, herself, with a personally written note and comment! (The story was too romantic for her Sword & Soceress anthologies.)

I really love Mercedes Lackey's Heralds of the Queen and her other books, which she has authored solely alone.

My son was in heaven when I met Rog, as he was so much a Trekkie, he had a hardcover, oversized book on all things original Star Trek. Later on, after we'd married & he adopted the kids, he gave that book to Colin. he still cherishes it. Rog also had a TRS80, which the kids were really proud..only ones in their school to have a computer back then. We received two television stations,one of which was PBs, so the kids grew up on Star Trek, TRS80 games, and Dr. Who.

There was a Dr. Who which had a monster like character called the boomawngee(sp). It scared my girls. When we went to the carwash and the big, long strips of canvas began to swish and sway their way towards our car, with us in it, soap and water splashing and running down teh windows, my son called out, "It's the boomawngee!" Scared teh girls half to death, but when we go to the carwash, we all remember & laugh about the boomawngee getting us.

I really got into TNG, liked DS9, couldn't stand the first season of it though, and have never taken to Voyager. DS9 and the whole interrealtionship of the Borg and Jean Luc was intense and mind-opening.

Well, Rick, you sure got us all to talking!

kat