tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post7466051209259799687..comments2023-11-25T02:52:50.396-07:00Comments on Faith in Ambiguity: Flights and CompulsionsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08644569152748119356noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-57749729334022603062012-05-26T12:38:12.819-06:002012-05-26T12:38:12.819-06:00Beautiful and crazy. Loved this! Definitely gonna ...Beautiful and crazy. Loved this! Definitely gonna check out Annie Dillard. Thanks for Introducing me to her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-90455320596146158782012-05-26T07:59:03.297-06:002012-05-26T07:59:03.297-06:00Thanks, Nellie. That's kind of an amazing comp...Thanks, Nellie. That's kind of an amazing compliment. I do actually have the skeleton of a book lined out and a schedule to start writing it this summer, so never give up hope. My intention is to keep posting as well, but I might just do one or two fewer a week.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08644569152748119356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-48247151184644033232012-05-26T01:06:59.559-06:002012-05-26T01:06:59.559-06:00You were born to write. I always look forward to y...You were born to write. I always look forward to your posts, but I also find myself a little disappointed when I see that you have something new for me to read. It only means you are not working on something that would certainly get you published.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-71016484656570606962012-05-24T15:35:57.656-06:002012-05-24T15:35:57.656-06:00Thanks. I had a lot of fun with the flea circus im...Thanks. I had a lot of fun with the flea circus image.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08644569152748119356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-68811820119839561772012-05-24T15:35:31.280-06:002012-05-24T15:35:31.280-06:00I love Annie Dillard. She gets ecstatic about the ...I love Annie Dillard. She gets ecstatic about the same kind of bizarre minutiae that excites me and describes it 10 times as well. And she is known for her mastery of the personal narrative. I think she irritates some people with her gushing, but I tend to think that they wouldn't be reading me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08644569152748119356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-19943606744499618162012-05-24T15:31:57.066-06:002012-05-24T15:31:57.066-06:00Thanks, Jo. That's a lovely compliment. I'...Thanks, Jo. That's a lovely compliment. I'm not sure what I think will happen if I fail to check my social media every way too often, but so far, I can't define a purpose for my spending so much time doing so. It's like taking a pregnancy test every week of the month.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08644569152748119356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-22007200132571219232012-05-24T15:29:51.226-06:002012-05-24T15:29:51.226-06:00Thanks, Larissa. I will definitely let you know, b...Thanks, Larissa. I will definitely let you know, but I think you may find out before I do.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08644569152748119356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-70808560174916834482012-05-24T15:28:12.205-06:002012-05-24T15:28:12.205-06:00Thanks. It is nice to have an excuse to gush. I no...Thanks. It is nice to have an excuse to gush. I normally restrain my gushing somewhat.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08644569152748119356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-43799074975390454252012-05-24T15:26:59.971-06:002012-05-24T15:26:59.971-06:00I definitely don't think your writing is lazy ...I definitely don't think your writing is lazy seventh grade prose, but I can relate to the feeling you describe. And 90% of my writing affects me that way. Authors I really admire also affect me that way by contrast with their brilliance. And I do get jealous of the beauty of their prose. So I appreciate the compliment very much.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08644569152748119356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-24425393036732167062012-05-24T15:21:45.981-06:002012-05-24T15:21:45.981-06:00Lovely. I love Anne Dillard and I was enraptured b...Lovely. I love Anne Dillard and I was enraptured by the images your words brought forth. :-)Sandy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08650640470141210550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-37712478182142015782012-05-24T12:36:26.333-06:002012-05-24T12:36:26.333-06:00I see myself! I will check out Ms. Dillard's...I see myself! I will check out Ms. Dillard's work. Thank you.Winniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15926597921523807422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-77193071983282337982012-05-24T12:17:31.333-06:002012-05-24T12:17:31.333-06:00"I check social media as often as the vital s..."I check social media as often as the vital signs of a patient on life support and with as little interest." <br />Oh dear, I might see me in this one. Some days, more interest, but most days just checking to check.<br />This is beautifully written and reads like a book synopsis, leaving us wanting a bit more. ♥Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18285427147723972295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-25794433891124111152012-05-24T09:24:48.489-06:002012-05-24T09:24:48.489-06:00"..but wants to wrap everything up in words l..."..but wants to wrap everything up in words like a mummy until nothing can move an inch. What is the specific purpose of this unbraided, twisting consciousness that I have been given?" Please let me know when you find out?<br /><br />This was gorgeous.Larissa T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18054129254135419707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-15084444959754514042012-05-24T08:23:01.629-06:002012-05-24T08:23:01.629-06:00Just beautiful. Beautiful.Just beautiful. Beautiful.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06991384996924478820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-77450777811381387002012-05-24T07:32:07.967-06:002012-05-24T07:32:07.967-06:00Wow!Wow!@NativeMikeAdamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08446931065863021549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-47702255290355166232012-05-24T06:00:24.263-06:002012-05-24T06:00:24.263-06:00"My desk is a carefully restrained madness–a ...<i>"My desk is a carefully restrained madness–a frenzied, lunatic giggle stifled by a quick hand across the mouth."</i><br /><br />That's my desk and sometimes, my life. <br /><br />I haven't read Annie Dillard, but now I will. You and TL are THE two writers who leave me breathless with wonder, sure that the fluff I pour out onto paper is lazy, seventh grade prose. Your writing is brave. Fearless, really. And capital P Pure. Honest. Raw. Beautiful. True. And I'm often more than a little jealous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com