Alexis Turner

Word __ Reporting for Duty

(publishing — )

12 Nov. 2007

Shelley,

There is nothing more beautiful than a word. By extension, there is nothing more depressing than an unrecognized word. To that end, I wanted to verify that you had not yet re-released my long simmering word, ___ , back into the wild. I could hardly have hoped that you would wait over 3 years (!) for me to come through for you, but nothing would be sadder for me than to go out and claim my word only to discover there was no one to recognize it.

Best,
Alexis

PS: As I have just moved back to NYC, perhaps you might recommend a particular, favorite tattoo artist in the area?