From: StacyM [StacyM@ids.net]
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2000 10:58 AM
To: goodbye@goreyography.com
Subject: goodbye

Dear Mr. Gorey,

    I know you are gone, and this saddens me. From the first time I came
across your work and found out I'm not alone in this world. I've been
amused and completely fell in love with all of the characters.

    When I met the first guy I thought I loved I gave him a copy of one
of you're books as a present, he rejected me but you never had. I've
never felt left out in your world and as a matter of fact always felt
very welcome.

    I've learned so much from you yet I've never met you. I'm very sad
that I'll never get to read a new Gorey creation. I will however save
all the books I've bought over the years and save them for my children
to let them know creativity is not dead in this world but just harder to
find.

    So I end this with a good-bye and a thanks. You've inspired me more
than I'll ever be able to let you know. Thank you for being you.

    Forever,
    Stacy Morse, who got crushed by her horse...