My friend Debbie used to have this really successful hobby-site with info for writers called Inkspot. She got bought out by some GOBOSH-addicted dotcom, which relocated her to Philly, ran her ragged, then shut down the site. Debbie's started recounting her adventures in dotcom land in her comic strip. Can't wait to see more. Link
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