tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post1910061878007827046..comments2023-09-07T05:09:13.736-07:00Comments on Writing in the Margins, Bursting at the Seams: The Presence of the PastAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03554662447246962880noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-86045932816230615852012-02-12T06:27:26.006-08:002012-02-12T06:27:26.006-08:00This made me wonder so much and it truly was deep....This made me wonder so much and it truly was deep. Great writing. :)idiosyncratic eyehttp://idiosyncraticeye.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-83859003117666528912012-02-10T04:24:45.923-08:002012-02-10T04:24:45.923-08:00Thanks for linking up to this week's Trifecta....Thanks for linking up to this week's Trifecta. I loved this piece. You got me with the same details that everyone else seemed to love--the tablecloth, the typewriter. Gorgeous writing. I love the idea of leaving a roadmap. Maybe that's what we're all doing here. Hope you'll come back on Friday for the weekend challenge.Trifectawritingchallengehttp://www.trifectawritingchallenge.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-9530122868549698352012-02-09T16:48:52.483-08:002012-02-09T16:48:52.483-08:00I love that you included the table cloth, the type...I love that you included the table cloth, the typewriter and the desk tucked in the corner in the kitchen all things that remind me of the past things that might belong to a grandmother.Rachel Teixeiranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-70612513951001308872012-02-09T08:17:38.738-08:002012-02-09T08:17:38.738-08:00I like how you made the past expand for this chara...I like how you made the past expand for this character. This was a very relaxing piece...Columbibuenonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-9235680389479736532012-02-09T07:30:11.721-08:002012-02-09T07:30:11.721-08:00This so perfectly expresses "Who will remembe...This so perfectly expresses "Who will remember___________when I'm gone." I've battered old photo album of faces I do not know. I look at these pictures and think there are life stories here. I like the way you effortlessly paced Pearl's thinking, the contrasting detail of the ever present spring of the table cloth with the stage of Pearl's life---A quick slice-of-life nicely done.Latitudes of a Dayhttp://latitudesofaday.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-33274047491922714992012-02-08T17:36:01.833-08:002012-02-08T17:36:01.833-08:00Pearl has a good attitude.
I like the position y...Pearl has a good attitude. <br /><br />I like the position you took on the past, that it was growing and changing instead of dying and withering awayCarriehttp://viewsfromnature.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-83599969924209204992012-02-08T14:17:39.094-08:002012-02-08T14:17:39.094-08:00I love the typewriter, too. Thanks so much for re...I love the typewriter, too. Thanks so much for reading.kgwaitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-88777609102139510392012-02-08T14:17:20.541-08:002012-02-08T14:17:20.541-08:00Thank you, Annabelle. My grandmother kept her typ...Thank you, Annabelle. My grandmother kept her typewriter in the kitchen and my mother kept hers on a card table in the attic.kgwaitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-9931083162046215892012-02-08T14:16:32.916-08:002012-02-08T14:16:32.916-08:00I'd like to see that piece. After the day I h...I'd like to see that piece. After the day I had (flat tire, getting lost driving in a new area, ipods and computers refusing to work properly), I'm ready to go back to typewriters. Much more reliable.kgwaitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-75290922143215306102012-02-08T14:15:43.611-08:002012-02-08T14:15:43.611-08:00Thank you, Elizabeth!Thank you, Elizabeth!kgwaitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-15007796261423860022012-02-08T14:15:32.936-08:002012-02-08T14:15:32.936-08:00Thank you! I always appreciate your comments.Thank you! I always appreciate your comments.kgwaitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-48130308645479176302012-02-08T14:14:49.837-08:002012-02-08T14:14:49.837-08:00Thank you! Pearl is a combination of grandmothers-...Thank you! Pearl is a combination of grandmothers--my own and others--that I've known.kgwaitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-31644639675882319442012-02-08T14:13:59.383-08:002012-02-08T14:13:59.383-08:00Thank you, Brenda. I wasn't sure where we wer...Thank you, Brenda. I wasn't sure where we were going either.kgwaitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-32184397552464627852012-02-08T14:13:28.423-08:002012-02-08T14:13:28.423-08:00I like Pearl, too. She's kind of a combinatio...I like Pearl, too. She's kind of a combination of grandmothers I've known.kgwaitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-81129519599421565132012-02-08T14:05:25.056-08:002012-02-08T14:05:25.056-08:00Very nice! I'm feeling rather fond of Pearl, ...Very nice! I'm feeling rather fond of Pearl, which is what I like in a read.Ms. Ghttp://momoftheperpetuallygrounded.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-8138421555685715452012-02-08T10:57:08.570-08:002012-02-08T10:57:08.570-08:00Great opening line. I wasn't sure where we we...Great opening line. I wasn't sure where we were going or if this was part of a bigger something until I got to the end. I slipped easily into the piece even without context. Nicely done.BrendaMogueznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-28230716599819307542012-02-08T05:41:51.742-08:002012-02-08T05:41:51.742-08:00I love the little details that tell a story about ...I love the little details that tell a story about this woman, like the vinyl cloth and the plastic flowers, and the desk tucked into her kitchen. I can visualize who she is. Also, I love how she starts over with "My dears,". This piece spoke to me.The Mommy Patienthttp://thinquehappythoughts.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-16340547675151224532012-02-08T04:28:28.927-08:002012-02-08T04:28:28.927-08:00I love her idea that the past is ever expanding an...I love her idea that the past is ever expanding and she will soon belong to it. This sentence " In the fall of her life, it is perpetually spring on Pearl’s kitchen table." captivated mejesterqueen1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-54834522202869517852012-02-08T00:21:47.381-08:002012-02-08T00:21:47.381-08:00This post is pregnant with possibilities and futur...This post is pregnant with possibilities and future connections. Extremely well written, it leaves the reader waiting for so much more! Great hook!Elizabeth Youngnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-92109427420703681952012-02-07T19:39:35.500-08:002012-02-07T19:39:35.500-08:00A saw a piece on Sunday Morning about a man who re...A saw a piece on Sunday Morning about a man who restores old typewriters, so when you included her character typing out a letter... carriage return... I was reminded of the report and my old manual I used in college.Tara R.http://thinspiralnotebook.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-66383181799389415882012-02-07T15:18:21.724-08:002012-02-07T15:18:21.724-08:00I like the idea of her leaving a road map; it'...I like the idea of her leaving a road map; it's a lovely image, and something I have wished my grandparents had done before they passed on. And I agree, the typewriter is just the right sort of detail for the piece.Annabellehttp://glassoffancy.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-66347800447898708032012-02-07T15:05:37.087-08:002012-02-07T15:05:37.087-08:00I love, LOVE that she used a typewriter! That'...I love, LOVE that she used a typewriter! That's an important detail and says so much about our heroine. This is very well written and I enjoyed it so.The Gal Herselfhttp://onegalsmusings.blogspot.com/2012/02/trifecta.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-15996384788119386542012-02-07T13:19:22.655-08:002012-02-07T13:19:22.655-08:00Thanks for reading, Lisa!Thanks for reading, Lisa!Kgwaitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-28873362860280026132012-02-07T13:19:00.232-08:002012-02-07T13:19:00.232-08:00Thanks - This gave me an interesting idea...Thanks - This gave me an interesting idea...Kgwaitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-73218383834910860992012-02-07T12:35:59.613-08:002012-02-07T12:35:59.613-08:00As Lisa said, the words and phrasing are beautiful...As Lisa said, the words and phrasing are beautiful, as is the introspective tone. There is so much to like about this.... I think I'll just read it again.Jaumnoreply@blogger.com