Transvestia

"Sure--let's see--the last page--ah! Here: "And so, after working for some time as an account- ant, I was very pleased to be promoted, as it were, when my superior abandoned his secular duties. You see, what no-one ever realized is that this is after all a religious order. Of course, I stayed on. After all, the job had some interesting fringe benefits for the higher echelons. I discovered then or learned that what we had considered as important, was really the first step--and the last, but it took me twelve years of the most concentrated study to finally realize that. In the end, rather than they accept- ing me--I accepted them. And so, my friend, I dis- charge my last duty to you. Even as I write this, the Old One lies contemplating the end. He has named me successor. I feel most humble.

Never did

I realize, sitting there in the darkened theatres, that one day--I would be Lama Turner!"

MATERIAL FOR PUBLICATION

TVia exists on the contributions of its readers. I couldn't write it all and if I did you' think I was trying to hog the limelight. So lets have your crea- tive selves get to work with interesting bits of your own past experiences. Other readers like to live through the interesting experiences of others vicar- iously. Lets also have fictional pieces expecially those in which the TV theme is subtle or unexpected in some way. The more unusual the more interesting. Articles, poems, gags etc. are also needed. I have to keep quite a backlog on hand to allow for the time involved in getting around to editing them getting them typed and finally into the magazine. So, to paraphrase the expression, "Don't just subscribe, say something. I'd rather have too much than too little in the file and right now there is not enough. Ed.

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