"A lady born under a curse
Used to drive forth each day in a hearse;
From the back she would wail
Through a thickness of veil:
'Things do not get better, but worse.'
(From THE LISTING ATTIC, by Edward Gorey)

3/12/05 Have begun contributing to Arsinoe de Blassenville's anthology "Mary Sue in the 18th Century", in the "Patriot" subcategory:

"Mary Sue Cries Wolf":

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2271611/4/

"Mary Sue Hams it Up":

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2271611/7/