To: pfflier
The letter sounds like some fledgling drama student writing a short story, hoping it is turned into a movie (for the umpty third time)
Given how they always have something ‘juicy’ to headline with, these “Dear Abby” type columns must either attract a sufficiently huge number of submissions in order for the columnist to high-grade them each time, or else they just make stuff up.
Given how well crafted some of the longer submissions are, I strongly suspect the “make stuff up” option, which is fitting- if we’re being honest, these columns are ultimately entertainment for most.
It’s perfect, really- even if you were to call out a columnist for having submissions in their own writing style, they could just say they rewrite them for clarity and/or to help mask the submitter’s writing style (for privacy).
24 posted on
06/05/2023 2:00:46 PM PDT by
verum ago
(I figure some people must truly be in love, for only love can be so blind.)
To: verum ago
Well, made-up or not, the stories usually depict actual events that have happened to countless people, throughout human history.
They’re useful insofar as the advice is sound and wise.
33 posted on
06/05/2023 2:12:30 PM PDT by
Jamestown1630
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