Same class. Scott is my little brother-in-law and we took the class together. His star, of course, shone much brighter than mine, so I was very quiet. However, I did observe with great interest the seeds of burgeoning LDS literature starting to take root and I started a collection of the very early stuff. I've been a good audience ever since. It was such an energetic time for young authors and actors like you, the pathfinders so to speak, just starting to see the possibilities in LDS literature that the excitement was palpable. I don't know if the youngsters know how much they really owe you pathfinders. Thanks for the love. Returned. Laura Card
-----Original Message-----
From: Marvin Payne <mp@???>
To: AML Discussion List <aml-list@???>
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 09:26:52 -0600
Subject: Re: [AML] How Can I Not Love Marvin Payne?
On Sep 20, 2006, at 8:23 PM, Laura D Card wrote:
> I don't know Marvin Payne well enough to say I love him... The only
> memories I have of Marvin Payne was when he was a classmate of mine
> in a poetry class at BYU taught by Clinton Larsen and I'm old
> enough that it may not be right. I seem to remember him saying in
> class that he aspired to do just what he has been doing and I
> remember I thought he was amazingly and awe-inspiringly ambitious
> because I just wanted to write books...
> Laura Card
Laura,
Very kind words, thank you. I think I may have been only visiting
that class of yours, at Brother Larsen's invitation. Back when I was
actually attending his class I had no ambition beyond passing it.
There was, though, a student named Card in my poetry class--Orson Scott.
But hey, how can I not love Laura D. Card? (I have a dangerously low
love threshhold.)
Once again,
Marvin Payne
(sort of rhymes, if you want it to)
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