Dear editor,
I am currently a resident at Ragdale. My experiences during both this residency and one last year prove that Gina Frangello’s attack on Ragdale published last week [“Room With No View,” November 15] is not only undeserved but also inaccurate. Contrary to what Ms. Frangello says, Ragdale staff members are professional, friendly, and helpful. They are people who focus their efforts on providing an invaluable resource to artists and writers seeking to produce work. Ragdale residents (though Ms. Frangello is not necessarily an example of this) are generous and respectful of one another. They recognize that Ragdale is a safe haven from all the usual trials with which an artist must otherwise contend.
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If Gina Frangello wanted to write an expose of an institution that does damage to society or the arts, I am sure she could have found more than one deserving target. But Ragdale is certainly not one of them.
