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Nan Tepper's avatar

Slamone! Finally, I began to think people weren't going to believe you existed. But here you are!

Brava, my feminist diva! I hope you drop in more often. Eileen and I are not your only fans. Au revoir, ma chere. Send my best to JP. He looks a little disconcerted. I hope he's well. xo

Eileen Dougharty's avatar

Ok, it’s more of a coat closet.

Nan Tepper's avatar

What? What have I done to merit such treatment? You know how I feel about being left out. I have abandonment issues. I'm working on them, but I'm still tender.

Slamone de Beauvoir's avatar

Shhh! Mon chaton! Don't speak!

Eileen Dougharty's avatar

I knew she was around. The office smells of smoke and deep thoughts.

Nan Tepper's avatar

We have an office?

Slamone de Beauvoir's avatar

Oui, Eileen and I meet zer often. Eileen, I thought you were going to tell her???

A grande faux pas!

Nan Tepper's avatar

I'm distraught that you were keeping this from me. I may have to rethink this association.

Slamone de Beauvoir's avatar

Ah, no ma chère! Don't take this to heart, we were just messing with you. Lighten up, ma petite chou! Such a baby, you are!

Susan Kacvinsky's avatar

What a voice! I love this. Yesterday, I think, Slammone liked one of my posts! I was blown away, faint with damned praise. I will miss the live slam this month, though I'll be all over the replay. Believe me.

Slamone de Beauvoir's avatar

Merci, ma chaton! Et, oui, you are a very fine writer. A visionary. Like Slamone.

Nan Tepper's avatar

Isn't she divine, and yes, she has great taste in writing. She points me to all the writers I should be reading. She hasn't be wrong yet, but she likes to show off and send me to French sites, just as a way to remind me that she's multilingual, and I'm just a uni-lingual American. Talk about needing strokes and attention. xo

Susan Kacvinsky's avatar

I’m getting the feeling Slamone is a little high-maintenance.

Nan Tepper's avatar

We talk about her behind her back a lot. She's definitely worth the trouble. She is a feminist icon, after all. But, yes, it gets a little old sometimes. xo

Susan Kacvinsky's avatar

Ever young, that Slamone.

Nan Tepper's avatar

She's a hoot, that's for sure. xo

Susan Kacvinsky's avatar

I’m honored to be mentioned in the same sentence as you, Slamone. High praise I never expected.

Linda Ann Robinson's avatar

What a hoot.

Looking forward to 3/21/26.

Nan Tepper's avatar

Me too! Can't wait. Working on all the things. I love my job! xo

Rachel Sarah Thurston's avatar

Love it, Slamone, B! And here's to fact-checking!

Slamone de Beauvoir's avatar

Merci! Without accuracy, we are doomed. And Nan is a stickler about vetting everything. Sometimes, it is annoying.

Rachel Sarah Thurston's avatar

Indeed, we are. I agree 100%. Alas, our society is moving further away from it. As a longtime nonfiction writer and truth seeker, it's alarming to me to see these trends. Thanks for fighting the good fight!

Slamone de Beauvoir's avatar

De rien, ma chère. It is the work of the sisterhood we all belong to.