Some more a.h.ww miscellany from '95.

[ferine]

From: GunnerGirl (gunnergirl@aol.com)
Subject: Re: Feeling different growing up
Newsgroups: alt.horror.werewolves
Date: 1995-03-28 10:16:55 PST

:::Walks-Between-Worlds, in Werelynx form, slinks over to the fire and
flashes a toothy grin, a gleam of the past in her eye.:::
Growing up, I had the atypical life of an only child with exceptionally
down to earth, open-minded parents. They encouraged my passion for writing
and art at an early age, and never led me to believe I couldn't do
something I truly believed in. Perhaps that helped to foster my belief in
lycanthropy.
I'm one of the few people in this world with a strong family
background, with parents who support me in my spiritual endeavors and
don't balk at my Wiccan practices, sexual orientation, physical
"limitations", what have you. I would like to reach out to my furry
brethren who have not been so fortunate. My love is boundless, so if you
need a feline hug, just ask. :)

Magic's in the air,
Walks-Between-Worlds

******

From: Meeka Luna (meekaluna@aol.com)
Subject: RE: A sick Were needs cheering up.
Newsgroups: alt.horror.werewolves
Date: 1995-03-01 17:28:57 PST


StaticWolf,
I attempted to e-mail Okami to no avail... Damn AOL, they're so
unreliable! So, hopefully, Okami's cruising the Net and will happen to
read this:

Okami,
Recently StaticWolf posted a message regarding a friend in need of
e-mail. Well, it's your lucky day, Wolfy One!
In Were-lynx form I saunter over to you and purr against you, dropping
a freshly killed snow-shoe hare at you feet. I wait patiently as you take
your fill, and offer a supportive hug (with a very large paw, mind you!).
Anything this Were can provide is yours, just send me an electric
"Woof!".

Magic's in the air,
Walks-Between-Worlds


From: Paul Gettle (pgettle@hubcap.clemson.edu)
Subject: Re: A sick Were needs cheering up.
Newsgroups: alt.horror.werewolves
Date: 1995-03-01 20:31:04 PST

meekaluna@aol.com (Walks-Between-Worlds) writes:

>StaticWolf,
> I attempted to e-mail Okami to no avail... Damn AOL, they're so
>unreliable! So, hopefully, Okami's cruising the Net and will happen to
>read this:
>Okami,
> Recently StaticWolf posted a message regarding a friend in need of
>e-mail. Well, it's your lucky day, Wolfy One!
> In Were-lynx form I saunter over to you and purr against you, dropping
>a freshly killed snow-shoe hare at you feet. I wait patiently as you take
>your fill, and offer a supportive hug (with a very large paw, mind you!).
> Anything this Were can provide is yours, just send me an electric
>"Woof!".
>Magic's in the air,
>Walks-Between-Worlds

I really apreciate your doing this for him. I'm sure he does too, but I don't
know if his stomach will be up to snow-shoe hare until he's better. (I saw the
poor wolf today, and his backpack is a damn pharmacy. Get well soon Okami.)
Thanks a bunch Walks-Between-Worlds.

-- StaticWolf (pgettle@hubcap.clemson.edu)

## ##
#### ####
##### ##### Searching for my lost inner Wolf
#####____##### with the help of my packmates on
/################ AHWW.
/ ##################
/ ################## "As of late, my Soul has been
| / \####/ \###### enshrouded in a dark cloak that
| \__/####\__/###### turns my emotions to nothingness
| ____ | ############# in the same way a radio signal
|_/ | | __##### ### fades into so much static."
\ |__| ###
| ______ # -- StaticWolf
\ VvvvvV /
| \^^/ |
\______/


From: Paul Gettle (pgettle@hubcap.clemson.edu)
Subject: Re: A Sick Were needs cheering up.
Newsgroups: alt.horror.werewolves
Date: 1995-03-03 11:33:56 PST

pgettle@hubcap.clemson.edu (Paul Gettle) writes:

>Wags, all.

Here's an Okami update: He's still quite sick. The poor puppy could probably
use another round of get well e-mail. (I don't know if he's even had a chance
to read the first batch, but I'm sure he apreciates it.) I'd like to thank
y'all who did send him e-mail the first time through. I'll keep y'all updated
as his condition progresses. (when he gets better, he's going to kill me for
all the spam in his mailbox, but I know he'll love it.)
For those of you who missed the e-mail address the first time around:
lhobbs@hubcap.clemson.edu

Thank you deeply. *affectionate nuzzles to all*


-- StaticWolf (pgettle@hubcap.clemson.edu)

## ##
#### ####
##### ##### Searching for my lost inner Wolf
#####____##### with the help of my packmates on
/################ AHWW.
/ ##################
/ ################## "As of late, my Soul has been
| / \####/ \###### enshrouded in a dark cloak that
| \__/####\__/###### turns my emotions to nothingness
| ____ | ############# in the same way a radio signal
|_/ | | __##### ### fades into so much static."
\ |__| ###
| ______ # -- StaticWolf
\ VvvvvV /
| \^^/ |
\______/


From: Wolf (lhobbs@hubcap.clemson.edu)
Subject: Re: A Sick Were needs cheering up
Newsgroups: alt.horror.werewolves
Date: 1995-03-06 09:33:20 PST

Hi. This sickly were is partly up to posting now. I'd like to thank
StaticWolf for telling the rest of the pack what happened to me, and for
suggestion the get well "cards." I'd also like to thank all those weres
who sent me cards via email and via post. I really, really appreciate
it. I'm still not up to freshly killed snow hare, or even well done
hare, but I am doing better. I'm off the zombie pain drugs and on the
fix-yuir-upper-GI-system-kill-your-lower-GI-system drugs. Tylox,
Phenegran, Axid, Zantac....plus tylenol and Alieve to boot. Needless to
say, I don't remember too much of last week. I will respond privately to
all those who sent get well wishes as soon as I get the chance. Right
now, the Gods Of Educations are demanding my brain eternal as a
sacrifice. =) I'll be catching up till after graduation at this rate. Oh
well...thanks again all...hope to see you soon....

Okami (did someone say that could translate as Great Hair?)

--
________________________________________________________________________
Wolves and humans have a lot in common. The true difference is that you
don't see wolves f*@king each other over every day. --Me
lhobbs@hubcap.clemson.edu | And no, I'm not a misanthrope. =) Really.

******

Oooh, in response to me joining!
|
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From: Jan Hilborn (jhilborn@moose.uvm.edu)
Subject: Re: Colorado Were!
Newsgroups: alt.horror.werewolves
Date: 1995-02-08 06:00:40 PST

Meeka Luna (meekaluna@aol.com) wrote:
: Until then, the next time you feel that tingling along your spine and in
: your mouth and claws, give it power. Enhance it. Practice it. It will
: come in time.
: "The universe is not only as strange as we imagine it, but it is also more
: wondrous than we can imagine it." - Arthur C. Clarke

welcome to ahww. The bonfire we have long gathered around has burned
down a bit but you have found a place of kindred souls. Add a log to the
flames and tell us some more your science studies. Most of us are
spiritual lycanthropes who only have visions and dreams of assuming our
were form. I think I can safely say we would dearly love to make those
visions real if it would make our souls more whole.

Vladwolf

From: Meeka Luna (meekaluna@aol.com)
Subject: A question for all Weres...
Newsgroups: alt.horror.werewolves
Date: 1995-02-23 20:18:36 PST

Hello to all my furry fiends, particularly Rimblesah and Thorn (yes, an
e-mail's on the way to you both, I promise!). I have a question that's
plagued me for quite some time, and I'm looking forward to hearing
everyone's views.
How does a Were handle the limitations of his/her own flesh? I dream of
bounding through the snow-covered forest as a lynx, chasing small game for
the joy of exerting my muscles, smiling as the cold wind ruffles my downy
fur. It seems so real I can taste the blood of my kill, feel the icy
mountain stream water against my tongue, hear the cry of a lone hawk
circling overhead. The visions are true while I'm having them, yet when I
awaken it's to a form that refuses to work.
Is this truly pathetic, or what? I'm a Were in a wheelchair! Can there
be such a thing, or am I truly an anomoly? Would I be (or any Were in my
position) considered a burden to the pack? Just curious...

Magic's in the air,
Walks-Between-Worlds
(Please address me as Walks-Between-Worlds, not Meeka Luna! Thanks.)


From: byer1662@utdallas.edu (byer1662@utdallas.edu)
Subject: Re: A question for all Weres...
Newsgroups: alt.horror.werewolves
Date: 1995-02-24 08:46:04 PST

Meeka Luna (meekaluna@aol.com) wrote:
> How does a Were handle the limitations of his/her own flesh?
Well, when Great Wolf and I connect, I get a little stronger, and my
senses improve, but I'm still human, not wolf(as much as I'd like to
be.) I deal with the same way I deal with everything else. Look at it
this way. If one was a true shapshifter, one would have a lot more
problems. Trust me, I have a friend who's told me about it.
> The visions are true while I'm having them, yet when I
> awaken it's to a form that refuses to work.
As long as the visions are true, that's all that matters. The flesh is a
frustrating thing. It fails us when we need it most. The only real way
to get around it is to reliy(sp?) on the mind as much or more so than the
body. The mind an take you anywhere, the body is just a shell.
> Is this truly pathetic, or what? I'm a Were in a wheelchair! Can there
> be such a thing, or am I truly an anomoly? Would I be (or any Were in my
> position) considered a burden to the pack? Just curious...
By all the Gods, no. A burden? You can't be, or everyone would be. All
were's have their problems that they bring to the pack, and the pack
helps them deal with these problems even as we help other members deal
with theirs. I was in a wheelchair for several months due to a bad
accident, so I know some of what you feel. It's frustrating, and
sometimes feels odd, but it's got to be dealt with. You are a strong
person, Walks, possibly stronger than many here for going through what
you have to. You are welcome here at the virtual pack, and anywhere
else. Take care.

Gevaudan, Runic Werewolf
--
***********Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men.....**************
"...still shackled to the shadow..."-STP, "Sin"
"..turn the radio loud, I'm too alone to be proud.."-Tom Petty, "YDN"
*********....I know. Heh, heh, heh. byer1662@utdallas.edu**************************

From: y320@unb.ca (y320@unb.ca)
Subject: Re: A question for all Weres...
Newsgroups: alt.horror.werewolves
Date: 1995-02-24 11:22:16 PST

In article <3ijmms$hic@newsbf02.news.aol.com> meekaluna@aol.com (Meeka Luna) writes:
>From: meekaluna@aol.com (Meeka Luna)
>Subject: A question for all Weres...
>Date: 23 Feb 1995 23:18:36 -0500
> Hello to all my furry fiends, particularly Rimblesah and Thorn (yes, an
>e-mail's on the way to you both, I promise!). I have a question that's
>plagued me for quite some time, and I'm looking forward to hearing
>everyone's views.
> How does a Were handle the limitations of his/her own flesh? I dream of
>bounding through the snow-covered forest as a lynx, chasing small game for
>the joy of exerting my muscles, smiling as the cold wind ruffles my downy
>fur. It seems so real I can taste the blood of my kill, feel the icy
>mountain stream water against my tongue, hear the cry of a lone hawk
>circling overhead. The visions are true while I'm having them, yet when I
>awaken it's to a form that refuses to work.
> Is this truly pathetic, or what? I'm a Were in a wheelchair! Can there
>be such a thing, or am I truly an anomoly? Would I be (or any Were in my
>position) considered a burden to the pack? Just curious...
>
Ocelot will gladly give his. No true were is ever a burden to the pack as
far as I am concerned. There are very few of us spirtual/actual
lycantrhopes and therianthrope's as it is and the loss of just one is a
big loss indeed. Just because you can't assume lynx form on this plane
of existence in the reality we were born into (and sometimes trapped in)
doesn't mean you can't be a were (and certainly doesn't mean you can't take
were-form) - it just means you have to settle for taking were forms
wherever you can, in your thoughts and dreams, in this virtual cyberspace
we have created, and on the other planes of existence, particularly the
ones where "magic" and "thought" control the planes, not physical
substance.

Although, to the best of my knowledge, I cannot take were form on this plane
(I'm a werepanther if you haven't guessed) doesn't mean that I am not a were
or that I would be a burden to the pack, it just means that I try a little
harder to be a were. I don't consider myself an anomoly, as I am not the
only who has difficulty/can't take were form on this plane.

I hope this helps (I try to give my opinion when requested).

>Magic's in the air,>Walks-Between-Worlds
>(Please address me as Walks-Between-Worlds, not Meeka Luna! Thanks.)

From: Gary Coulbourne (ursus@ssnet.com)
Subject: Re: A question for all Weres...
Newsgroups: alt.horror.werewolves
Date: 1995-02-24 18:33:44 PST

In article <y320.11.2f4e31e7@unb.ca> y320@unb.ca writes:
>. There are very few of us spirtual/actual
> lycantrhopes and therianthrope's as it is and the loss of just one is a
> big loss indeed. Just because you can't assume lynx form on this plane
> of existence in the reality we were born into (and sometimes trapped in)
> doesn't mean you can't be a were (and certainly doesn't mean you can't take
> were-form) - it just means you have to settle for taking were forms
> wherever you can, in your thoughts and dreams, in this virtual cyberspace
> we have created, and on the other planes of existence, particularly the
> ones where "magic" and "thought" control the planes, not physical
> substance.

Someone once said something along the lines of "in our minds we are truly
free," and here is it ever true. AHWW is a realm of pure thought. Think on
it. For the most part, all many of us know about each other (and this will
change thanks to the howls) is writing style. Yet, we get on just great. I
know I can't assume a form any less mundane than the one I was born with--I
would still say that I belong here. Why? Because I feel connected, one with
the spirit of things that happen here. In the time I have been here (about a
year and a half, but my old news-server [suckserver(tm)] only posted about 10%
of the articles I wrote--potluck {sigh}) so many things have been discussed,
and I have found people who think the same way that I have since I was a kid.
Now, I have RL friends who live near me who think like this too, but none of
them have access to the internet. But, I thought that was isolated. Here, no
one is going to be called "odd" because they are/want-to-be a shapeshifter.
In fact, it is those who come in (like has happened recently) and say those
things who get flamed. AHWW just feels like home.

Whuffs,
Gary

*******************************************************************************
* Gary Coulbourne * Bona Fide Ursaphile, Information Anarchist, and *
* ursus@ssnet.com * AHWW Cyberpack member. Chief Programmer and *
* dylan@mail.csh.rit.edu * Engineer for Diamond Post Group -- DelMarVa's Only *
* sysop@bbs.dmv.com * SGI/Alias based animation company. *
* http://www.csh.rit.edu/~dylan *
*******************************************************************************
"Then the man, remembering that the bear was his mentor, realized that he
himself had that voice, if only he could learn to sing as sweetly as the bear"
--Shepard & Sanders, THE SACRED PAW


From: Price Consultants and STriker Labs (pricecon@clark.net)
Subject: Re: A question for all Weres...
Newsgroups: alt.horror.werewolves
Date: 1995-02-24 16:47:31 PST

Walks-Between-Worlds (meekaluna@aol.com) wrote:
: Is this truly pathetic, or what? I'm a Were in a wheelchair! Can there
: be such a thing, or am I truly an anomoly? Would I be (or any Were in my
: position) considered a burden to the pack? Just curious...
:
: Magic's in the air,
: Walks-Between-Worlds
: (Please address me as Walks-Between-Worlds, not Meeka Luna! Thanks.)

It's possible... maybe something in your brain has destined you to become
such a Were (and before I do, do you mind if I called you a disabled
WereLinx?) if you follow how I think of Werebeings. Maybe you cannot
think of repairing yourself when you change over. Are you still
wheelchair bound when you go to a Werelinx?

STriker Price - pricecon@clark.net
Now upgraded! Chameloid v2.1! Two defaults in one mind!


--

From: Debbie Erickson (debbie_e@efn.org)
Subject: Re: A question for all Weres...
Newsgroups: alt.horror.werewolves
Date: 1995-02-26 14:23:36 PST

In article <3ijmms$hic@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, meekaluna@aol.com (Meeka Luna) says:

> Is this truly pathetic, or what? I'm a Were in a wheelchair! Can there
>be such a thing, or am I truly an anomoly? Would I be (or any Were in my
>position) considered a burden to the pack? Just curious...
>
>Magic's in the air,
>Walks-Between-Worlds
>(Please address me as Walks-Between-Worlds, not Meeka Luna! Thanks.)

Greetings, Walks-Between-Worlds!
I'm so glad someone else has addressed this issue. I'm not in a
wheelchair, but I do have some disabilities. I have a balance deficiency
that affects my walking, and I have "coke bottle" eyeglasses. In my
dreams as a domestic cat, I have perfect vision and a sure-footedness
that I long for in real-life, but am content to have the abilities in any
form.

Rest assured, you aren't the only disabled Were here. Welcome to the
fire. Walks-Between-Worlds.

Debbie (no Were name yet)


From: D. J. Sylvis (fm827@cleveland.Freenet.Edu)
Subject: Re: A question for all Weres...
Newsgroups: alt.horror.werewolves
Date: 1995-03-06 14:48:50 PST

In a previous article, debbie_e@efn.org (Debbie Erickson) says:

>
>Greetings, Walks-Between-Worlds!
> I'm so glad someone else has addressed this issue. I'm not in a
>wheelchair, but I do have some disabilities. I have a balance deficiency
>that affects my walking, and I have "coke bottle" eyeglasses. In my
>dreams as a domestic cat, I have perfect vision and a sure-footedness
>that I long for in real-life, but am content to have the abilities in any
>form.


You may have missed the series of posts, but we surveyed the group for the
visually-impaired a few weeks ago and discovered that a large portion of
the AHWW pack wears glasses!

We all have our various abilities and disablities, I guess -- and in the
pack you're accepted with 'em all. Hey, a couple of pack members are even
British . . . B-}

WolfBard (I'm kidding, really . . . er, could you guys change back?)

--
D. J. Sylvis fm827@cleveland.freenet.edu WolfBard
"Now . . . if he turned himself into a werewolf, is he gonna want to stick
his head out the car window?" -Joel, MST3K, "The Mad Monster"


From: Ina Faye-Lund (lundfa@ifi.uio.no)
Subject: Re: A question for all Weres...
Newsgroups: alt.horror.werewolves
Date: 1995-02-28 00:41:46 PST

In article <pgettle.793604413@hubcap>, pgettle@hubcap.clemson.edu (Paul Gettle) writes:
> meekaluna@aol.com (Meeka Luna) writes:


> > Is this truly pathetic, or what? I'm a Were in a wheelchair! Can there
> >be such a thing, or am I truly an anomoly? Would I be (or any Were in my
> >position) considered a burden to the pack? Just curious...
> >
>
> Burden? In this day and age? Absolutely not. Don't ever think that. No true
> were could ever be a burden to this pack. If you ever doubt that, just let us
> know, and we'll reassure you of that fact. *afectionate nuzzle* I'm surprised
> that you had to ask about this, but I am glad you did, my dearest Were. I'm
> sure that our packmates will be able to respond better than I have, but I think
> you needed to hear from as many of us as possible. :)


Just want to say this: The reason a wolf would be considered a burden, is because
he/she won't be able to hunt, and has to be fed by the other wolves. Now,
the weres on the net don't hunt, and they don't feed eachother. So, you would
not in any way be considered a burden.

And, even if we were hunting for you, remember this: We are not wolves, we are
weres. There is a difference there, one that allows for love and caring beyond
instinct.

In short, a lame wolf could be a burden, a lame were, never. Since we're not
wolves, we have other things to offer, much intellectual or spiritual. I don't
see how sitting in a wheelchair could make any difference in this? Unless it
is for the better, to give the others a chance to see the world from yet another
view.

Night-Wolf
--
IFL
Remember, even if we hunt alone, we all howl at the same moon.

From: The Punisher (oderus@u.washington.edu)
Subject: Re: A question for all Weres...
Newsgroups: alt.horror.werewolves
Date: 1995-02-28 10:59:44 PST

On 23 Feb 1995, Meeka Luna wrote:

> Hello to all my furry fiends, particularly Rimblesah and Thorn (yes, an
> e-mail's on the way to you both, I promise!). I have a question that's
> plagued me for quite some time, and I'm looking forward to hearing
> everyone's views.
> How does a Were handle the limitations of his/her own flesh? I dream of
> bounding through the snow-covered forest as a lynx, chasing small game for
> the joy of exerting my muscles, smiling as the cold wind ruffles my downy
> fur. It seems so real I can taste the blood of my kill, feel the icy
> mountain stream water against my tongue, hear the cry of a lone hawk
> circling overhead. The visions are true while I'm having them, yet when I
> awaken it's to a form that refuses to work.
> Is this truly pathetic, or what? I'm a Were in a wheelchair! Can there
> be such a thing, or am I truly an anomoly? Would I be (or any Were in my
> position) considered a burden to the pack? Just curious...
>
> Magic's in the air,
> Walks-Between-Worlds
> (Please address me as Walks-Between-Worlds, not Meeka Luna! Thanks.)
>
>
Just using physical capabalilties is only the half of it. there is also
the intellectual side. Concentrate on improving those traits that you do
possess. Who is the better hunter: the purely physical and strong or
the one who can think of a way to end the hunt without even having
perform any physical action but simply outsmaringt the prey? Being both
physically strong and mentally strong is the ideal balance, but this
rarely occurs. If one is lacking, there is the possibilty to
compensate using other traits that are available. Everyone has
difficulties that inhibit them. Concentrate on refining your personal
strengths and at the same time pushing your difficulties to the limit.


Del

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