[dennisw]

Maybe she isn't even much of a leftist these days. Lord knows she was a player in the leftist scene of the 1970's......

One poster said she was ill. Maybe veronica said this.

[Prodigal Daughter]

I think I did read that she had cancer, but I'm not sure.

[Valin]

Oriana has been working for years on a very important work, awaited by all the world.

Well maybe not the whole world...OTOH her pretensions aside....
I give full due the lady can write! I always got the impression that she wasn't so much conceited as she's convinced.

[Sunsong]

Thanks for posting this. It was a wonderful and powerful read!