NetNews Usenet Archive 1993 #3/NN_1993_3.iso/spool/alt/alien/visitors/10127

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From: [e-mail] (Andy Hutton)
Subject: Is Strieber still around?
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Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 05:34:07 GMT
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Has anyone heard from W. Strieber lately?  The last thing I'd seen from him
he apparently thumbed his nose at the whole UFO community and retired.  Even
though he was still claiming some high-level contacts with his 'visitors'.

Cryptically, he stated he would still be willing to correspond with those
who had written him previously.  Maybe he finally experienced the *BIG* ab-
duction!  It would be nice if he would stay in touch with the rest of us.

One thing we should try to keep is an open mind (and strict honesty) when
dealing with a subject as complex as UFO's.  The dividing line between
objective reality and perception is very fuzzy in unusual situations like
those reported by Strieber.  Were his experiences actually UFO related?  Or
maybe that was merely the spin he was forced to apply to allow some rational
interpretation of what happened to him.  I do not subscribe to the claim that
he was a bald faced liar or that he was crazy.  I know many would say
that money was his motivation, but why would he pick such a farfetched subject
and swear he was telling the truth?   He couldn't have known that COMMUNION was
going to be a bestseller when he wrote it.  Instead I feel that what he wrote
was a desperate attempt to relate to the rest of the world something that was
impossible for him to keep to himself.

In any case, it would seem that given the intensity of his convictions I don't
think he has dropped out as completely as he would have us believe ...


FRANK B.