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From: annd@pop.tiac.net (Ann Douglas)
Subject: And Now The Time Has Come To Say Goodbye To All Our Company ...
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"Life is what happens to you while you’re busy
making other plans."

                              John Lennon
                                (Beautiful Boy - 1980)


	I’m sitting here this morning thinking
about how true those words are.  If you asked me
at the beginning of the year where my life was
headed, I would have been able to give you a
pretty good guess. Since then, so much has
happened that would change that guess. Those of
you on my mailing list know about some of those
changes.  Now I’m going to tell you about one
more -- one which makes all the others seems
inconsequential.
	Last May, my husband put in for a
position in his company that would’ve required us
to relocate to the southeastern United States.  At
the time, we discussed it a great deal and were
very disappointed when he didn’t get it. Now,
through a series of events including the sudden
poor health of the gentleman who did get that
position, it had been offered to him again.   
	After more serious discussion, we had
decided to accept the fortunes of fate and take the
job.  So I find myself one again packing my life
into assorted luggage and boxes.  It was a lot
easier when I was 30 (the last time I did it) and
my life fit in two suitcases.     
	As any of you who have moved well
know, one of the things you do at a time like this
is go though all your stuff and decide what not to
take along with you.  That is the point of this note.
	One of the things I’ve decided not to take
along on this move is Ann Douglas.

	This is not a decision I make lightly.  

	Over the last few months, I’ve found that
the enjoyment I’ve been getting from writing has
been declining steadily.  Also, I feel the need to
allocate more of my free time to my real world
concerns, the most significant of which is my soon
to be 8 year old daughter. 

	So I’m afraid that this is goodbye. 

	As I’ve said many times, I never started
out to be a writer of erotica.  I just wanted to give
a little back to the newsgroup where I found so
many great stories.  I did a little figuring last night
and found that it I put all the stories I’ve written
together, it comes out to an almost 700 page book. 
After 370,393 words, I think its time to call it a
day.  
	Time is at a premium right now, so I don’t
know if I will be able to finish my last two stories. 
If I do I will most certainly post them.  The
bottom line is that Ann Douglas (the author, not
the person -- don’t want to spread any more of
those nasty ANN IS DEAD rumors again) will be
gone as of September 1st.    
	I’ve met so many wonderful people online
and I will miss you all immensely.  There are so
many people that I want to thank for there help
over the years and rather than try and list them and
perhaps leave someone out, I’ll just say that I
hope you all know how much I appreciated your
assistance.  

	Well, I guess that’s it. 

                                          Best Wishes To All,
                                                        Kate


                             "It was fun.”."

                                    Captain James T. Kirk
                                        (Generations - 1995)
                                      


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