[NEohioPAL]Share your breakup story

Wed Jun 20 12:07:07 PDT 2007

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Most of us have had the experience of giving and/or receiving a Dear John o=
r a Dear Jane letter at some point in our lives. It is never easy when some=
one must tell a former lover that It's Over.  These things must be handled =
with care, as one mercifully unnamed Lothario discovered recently after he =
sent such a letter to his ex, a French artist named Sophie Calle.  The arti=
st responded not with tears or fury, but by creating a 107-part exhibit in =
the French Pavilion of the Venice Biennale, a contemporary art exhibition t=
hat is presented every two years in Venice, Italy. Among other things, the =
letter was ridiculed by a copy editor and an etiquette consultant, analyzed=
 by a handwriting expert, translated into many languages, performed by a pu=
ppeteer, interpreted by prominent actresses, sung by a punk rocker, danced =
as a ballet, perforated by a markswoman and shredded by a parrot. All this =
made Plain Dealer features writer Karen Sandstrom wonder if there is ever a=
 good way to give somebody the bad news. She's writing a story about it, an=
d although we doubt that you have anything to match the above example, she'=
d like to enlist your help. Do you have a funny, infuriating, sensitive, bl=
undering -- pick your own adjective -- story to tell about the end of a rel=
ationship? If you do, Karen would love to hear from you. It doesn't matter =
if you were on the giving or receiving end, or how long ago it was, she's i=
nterested in your story. You can send it to her at ksandstrom at plaind.com.  =
Please include your name, city of residence and a daytime telephone number.=
 You may rest assured that she will not use your name or your story without=
 talking with you first.
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ost of us have had the experience of giving and/or receiving a Dear John or=
 a Dear Jane letter at some point in our lives. It is never easy when someo=
ne must tell a former lover that It's Over. <BR><SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun=
: yes"> </SPAN><BR>These things must be handled with care, as one merc=
ifully unnamed Lothario discovered recently after he sent such a letter to =
his ex, a French artist named Sophie Calle. <BR><SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun=
: yes"> </SPAN><BR>The artist responded not with tears or fury, but by=
 creating a 107-part exhibit in the French Pavilion of the Venice Biennale,=
 a contemporary art exhibition that is presented every two years in Venice,=
 Italy. Among other things, the letter was ridiculed by a copy editor and a=
n etiquette consultant, analyzed by a handwriting expert, translated into m=
any languages, performed by a puppeteer, interpreted by prominent actresses=
, sung by a punk rocker, danced as a ballet, perforated by a markswoman and=
 shredded by a parrot.<BR><SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B=
R>All this made Plain Dealer features writer Karen Sandstrom wonder if ther=
e is ever a good way to give somebody the bad news. She's writing a story a=
bout it, and although we doubt that you have anything to match the above ex=
ample, she'd like to enlist your help.<BR><SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"=
> </SPAN><BR>Do you have a funny, infuriating, sensitive, blundering -=
- pick your own adjective -- story to tell about the end of a relationship?=
 If you do, Karen would love to hear from you. It doesn't matter if you wer=
e on the giving or receiving end, or how long ago it was, she's interested =
in your story.<BR><SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><BR><STRON=
G><U>You can send it to her at ksandstrom at plaind.com.</U></STRONG>  Pl=
ease include your name, city of residence and a daytime telephone number. Y=
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