:: Danusha V. Goska ::

One day, Googling my own name, I came across the blog of Gatochy, about whom I know this much: she lives in Portugal. I have no idea how she came across my writing, but she did, and that day when I Googled myself, this is what I found, on Gatochy's blog:

I first came across Danusha Veronica Goska when I read her "A Toast to the Suave Man" and it was wonderful to find such a profound and moving voice as hers. You can find other articles written by her by googling her name. Her voice is really worth discovering. Speaking of geniuses, this site is dedicated to Camille Paglia. Everyone should read the articles she wrote for Salon. Her book "Sexual Personae" should be considered a bible to those who are interested in art. This totally blew me away. About five people know that I'm a writer, and about four have actually read anything I've written. Gatochy makes one more. I visit her blog every now and then, trying to figure out why she likes what I write. I don't know. We're very different. I'll say this much, though, her blog is worth visiting. Wild stuff goes on there. Makes me wanna visit Portugal.

Pretty much a ditto situation with "Frank," about whom I know absolutely nothing, except that I like the name "Frank." Sez I am a "remarkable writer" possessing "Intelligent passion; passionate intelligence." Please note that I found his website discussing my work the same week I received a rejection letter from the "Journal of American Studies," which kept an article by me for a year, lost it twice, and then sent me a rejection letter reporting that I am an "angry and annoying" woman who does not know how to write, and who needs to learn how to write by reading academic articles. Frank, thanks for lightening the load of a bad day. :-)

Here's the link to Frank, aka "Arisbe," whom, as far as I know, I've never met. Have no idea how he came across my work. But, hey, God Bless Him. May there be more like him! :-)

Netizens have refurbished Andy Warhol's cliché. No longer do they say, "Everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes;" now, thanks to the web, "Everyone will be famous to fifteen people." It looks like if I can find thirteen more, I'm all set.