Dear Shirley, Earth Angel:

I know you’ve been working on the essay for some time because you told me about it before. Your essay is too magnificent to have been written in one afternoon. I figured you did some final writing yesterday and posted it.

Of course I like and cherish your essay just the way it is, every word of it- as is. I wouldn’t edit it for my purposes, not at all.

But if you’d like me to edit it for your purposes, as a college essay, I would be glad to. But again, very important: I am keeping it the way it is and am not interested in any change in it whatsoever.

I don’t know if it requires editing for college either. I don’t want to interrupt your authentic, spontaneous expression. What do you think?

As I wrote, if you would like me to edit it the best I can, I will be glad to (I do enjoy editing!)

And if you do want me to edit it, I will do that with a fresh brain. A fresh and very calm brain which would be not earlier than tomorrow, Sunday morning.

It is a gift, as is. For me, it requires no change whatsoever.

anita