On BBC Radio 4 there are several ongoing daily or weekly serials of various sorts, and one that is being played at the moment is "Unless", Carol Shields final novel. It is set in Toronto and the story teller is an author and translator whose daughter has decided to live on the streets.
In tonight's episode, the story teller was talking to an older author about their editor, who had just died. All of a sudden the older woman says: "Without editors, writers are nothing but makers of lace" Having got over my surprise, I pondered on it for a while then decided that maybe to a non-lacemaker this remark could be very profound, but I found it very dismissive of our skills and slightly insulting to lacemakers. I think I know what she is trying to say, but the comparison perhaps needs to be to something more rapid and transient in its making. If anyone wants to listen to it, (or any other BBC radio programme for that matter,) you can listen on line for up to a week after the transmission; just click "listen again". Jacquie To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
