This is remarkable work. Rivers got the gist of it, although because of the limited resources, there are parts of the story she will never know. That's just as well. A smart, evenhanded summary of the demise of the WIRE provides some solid history, something that a more detailed rehash would only clutter. Her silken writing style and easy flow connects things that would otherwise remain ragged.
David, thank you. The more I learned, the harder it became not to feel the insult buried inside the whole arrangement. You were asked to imagine, prepare and invest in a future that kept receding the moment you reached for it. I’m very glad the piece felt evenhanded.
In the long run, it was probably for the best. The future of print publications was dimming fast, and if things went as planned, I might've gotten stuck with a major burden that could only fail. You did a great job of summing up the atmosphere of it all.
This is remarkable work. Rivers got the gist of it, although because of the limited resources, there are parts of the story she will never know. That's just as well. A smart, evenhanded summary of the demise of the WIRE provides some solid history, something that a more detailed rehash would only clutter. Her silken writing style and easy flow connects things that would otherwise remain ragged.
David, thank you. The more I learned, the harder it became not to feel the insult buried inside the whole arrangement. You were asked to imagine, prepare and invest in a future that kept receding the moment you reached for it. I’m very glad the piece felt evenhanded.
In the long run, it was probably for the best. The future of print publications was dimming fast, and if things went as planned, I might've gotten stuck with a major burden that could only fail. You did a great job of summing up the atmosphere of it all.