Re: International Thriller Writers Association

**"* B* <g*@otherside.com>**

Well Rich,
    You brought me up short.... It never occurred to me someone would think 
I was attacking them. Either on a personal level or professional. If you,or 
any member of this list, feel that I have attached you in the past or in the 
present, you certainly have my sincere apologies. It has never been my 
intent to attack anyone on any level.
    I make no excuses or attempt to make explanations. That is it. Period. 
My apologies.
    Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
www.munchkinnursery.com
genebush@munchkinnursery.com
Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rich Pomerantz" <rich@richpomerantz.com>
To: <gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 12:38 PM
Subject: [GWL] International Thriller Writers Association


> Gene wrote: "Garden writing is wonderful but it does not pay the bills."
> Well, certainly not if you do it with the lack of research or background 
> you
> exhibit in this thread -here's what I mean:  You also wrote: "To best of 
> my
> knowledge no one has implied that judges are taking bribes."
>
> Well, instead of relying on your "knowledge", or lack thereof, you could
> have simply read the thread that I was responding to: Dan's (No offense
> Dan), where he wrote:  "I dropped out of GWA(A) several years ago, partly
> because they weren't doing much for me and partly because they started
> essentially selling Quill and Trowel awards."
>
> Sure sounds like it could be about bribery to me, and I know from the
> private emails going on behind this thread that I am not the only one who
> saw that as a possible interpretaion of it.  Dan was kind enough to 
> clarify
> his thinking so we now know he was referring to the fee structure, which 
> we
> also know was hiked in order to make the judging process more professional
> and streamlined.
>
> Amy's post that started us off was well done, thoughtful and contained 
> much
> to think about as have a number that have followed. Let's please keep this
> about positive criticism and thoughts and if you must write personal
> attacks, either dont hit 'send' after you write them, or send them
> privately. Sheesh! (or is that too crude?)
>
> Gene, as you well know, this is not a forum for personal attacks, but then
> again that hasn't stopped you in the past - It's hard to believe that you
> are still so sore about my defending photographers against your broad,
> unjustified attacks last year (or was it two years ago?) that you would go
> off like this now. Get over it already.
>
> Can someone PLEASE send us some warm weather so we (at least here in the
> northeast) can get outside & do some gardening?!?!
>
> Rich Pomerantz
> rich@richpomerantz.com
> www.richpomerantz.com
> (860)355-3356
>
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