I think you guys should know that he doesnt write much anymore. In fact, if he ever knew I was typing this he'd probably go crazy. But he claims he's lost something...that spark, i think he calls it, that ignites good writing. Sure he can put words together well and still have the occasional brain zap, but theres nothing epic. I keep telling him that he doesnt need to be epic at 19. We live in friggen modern middle class, you cant be epic with equal doses of Starbucks and TiVo. But i'll give him one thing he has come extremely close. Sometimes during the night, I can hear his head exploding with raw emotion. You know how sometimes they have radiation leaks at those big power plants? Its like that, there is just this energy radiating from his temples and his heart, pulsing and wishing it could be turned into words. In years and time he'll learn, not in a classroom, how to better harness that energy and make it more efficient. Until then he promises to keep trying to jot down some syllabic slop from time to time just so he doesnt rust over (he doesnt have a Dorothy to carry around an oil can just yet). .Josh