Thank you, Dianne, for the additional comments on Obligatories. Very happy it resonates! There are some readers of mine who in general are detractors as to the repetitive style, and I get that for sure.
Thanks for the comment/* on Intake; I'm very flattered by the Poe comparison. I really didn't have him in mind when writing it, though. Instead the style was in some ways influenced by the writing of Gary (Garielle) Lutz.
Thank you for commenting on my story " A Chosen Voice". I am always thinking, but sometimes not writing so much, my life is also like a painting in progress. I paint. When I was young it was important to do paintings in hours, not days, not months. Now I find myself spending so much time on progress, worrying about getting things "just right"; thank you for your words of encouragement.
Thank you for your comment on my story! It brought back great memories of that neighborhood and my childhood there. The Magic of the Old Man also made me remember my dad who was likely just as curious as me about that garden. Best, Sheila
Dianne, Thanx for you nice comment re my poem in riverbabble! Also, you've inadvertently made me recall I wanted to write a piece about my dinner with Wm. Stafford because of your Updike piece a while back--ha, gotta get on that (ah, right after haying season here on the farm).
thanks fr your note, and glad to hear you feel some better about updike, hehehe
it's certainly possible we were in MR together yes---I was an Associate Editor there for many years with Fredrick Barthelme, we morphed into BLIP and now New World Writing--
Hi Dianne,
I thought I'd publically thank you for your (far too generous) comments on my poems. It's so nice of you to be so forthcoming in your praise, and I'm very pleased that my poems moved you to respond in that way. Sometimes, when I read Yeats I think, why bother--but then I think, okay I can't make that great wind blow through the soul, but maybe something could stir a bit of a cooling breeze in someone of like mind, and it seems worth a shot.
Thank you, Dianne, for the additional comments on Obligatories. Very happy it resonates! There are some readers of mine who in general are detractors as to the repetitive style, and I get that for sure.
Thanks for the comment/* on Intake; I'm very flattered by the Poe comparison. I really didn't have him in mind when writing it, though. Instead the style was in some ways influenced by the writing of Gary (Garielle) Lutz.
Thank you for commenting on my story "Here You Cry." I am a fan of your work, and kudos for the amount you have put forth here.
Thank you for commenting on my story " A Chosen Voice". I am always thinking, but sometimes not writing so much, my life is also like a painting in progress. I paint. When I was young it was important to do paintings in hours, not days, not months. Now I find myself spending so much time on progress, worrying about getting things "just right"; thank you for your words of encouragement.
Thanks, Dianne.
Thank you for your comment on my story! It brought back great memories of that neighborhood and my childhood there. The Magic of the Old Man also made me remember my dad who was likely just as curious as me about that garden. Best, Sheila
Thanks for checking out Professor _______!
Thanks Dianne for comment on Commercials; very glad you enjoyed. Also good to be back.
Thank you for your comments on The Continuum of Flames!!
Thank you Dianne for reading and commenting on ps . . .
A.
Dianne, thanks for reading "Lost Splendors."
thanks for your thoughts about "Ambassador of Nowhere," Dianne.
so thankful for you--taking the time to read my work--all best--g
Thank you for your commentary on my piece, Dianne.
Hi Dianne, thanks so much for reading The Player and for that perfect comment!
thanks for reading my wee dead poets poem, and commenting!
Dianne, Thanx for you nice comment re my poem in riverbabble! Also, you've inadvertently made me recall I wanted to write a piece about my dinner with Wm. Stafford because of your Updike piece a while back--ha, gotta get on that (ah, right after haying season here on the farm).
Dianne, thank you for your generous comments re Marcel Unchained (and Early Winter Haikus). Added you to my contacts. Cheers, ray
Thanks for your gracious and generous comment on my recent poems, here. I'm so glad you are in this community.
thanks fr your note, and glad to hear you feel some better about updike, hehehe
it's certainly possible we were in MR together yes---I was an Associate Editor there for many years with Fredrick Barthelme, we morphed into BLIP and now New World Writing--
Cheers, gary
wonderful to meet you here--and thanks again for your comment on my poem
loved your updike story---
here's mine:http://brevitymag.com/nonfiction/a-letter-to-updike/
i'm not on this site much anymore, except to try out a new poem from time to time--
buy glad i was able to read your work today---some of it
cheers, gary
Hello Dianne,
Thanking you for positive response to my poem, "Backslider".
Yes it does. Thank you.
Hi Dianne,
I thought I'd publically thank you for your (far too generous) comments on my poems. It's so nice of you to be so forthcoming in your praise, and I'm very pleased that my poems moved you to respond in that way. Sometimes, when I read Yeats I think, why bother--but then I think, okay I can't make that great wind blow through the soul, but maybe something could stir a bit of a cooling breeze in someone of like mind, and it seems worth a shot.
best
david
Generous of you to notice my little poem, and to comment. I appreciate it, Dianne.
I'm with you on pilgrim at Tinker Creek.