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L Bennett Hart
4917 Mondale Ave.
Apartment 6
Dorr, MI 49323
Beth Huttenbach, Editor
Chinle Books
305 Montague St.
Suite 200
Chinle, AZ 86503
Dear Beth,
Though we didn’t speak much more than a few words, I met you at AWP a few years ago. Forgive me for not being able to recollect the exact year—I’ve been to a handful—and you must understand the circumstances I’m in right now. Since that nondescript meeting, I’ve had various stories and essays published in journals. No books yet, but I think this one may be of interest to you. Sorry it took me so long to type those sentences. What am I saying? You won’t even know how long it took me to write this paragraph. I shouldn’t have apologized. Forget about that. I’d delete it, but I’m afraid I’m short on time. Oh dear, I’m
