tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post6707301649198252911..comments2023-09-07T05:09:13.736-07:00Comments on Writing in the Margins, Bursting at the Seams: With Apologies to New York...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03554662447246962880noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-35347328728714998992013-04-19T04:40:58.510-07:002013-04-19T04:40:58.510-07:00You make New York sound wonderfully atmospheric! T...You make New York sound wonderfully atmospheric! Thanks.Piratehttp://yepirategunn.weebly.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-62116855792159558572013-04-19T03:28:44.847-07:002013-04-19T03:28:44.847-07:00I really hear ya, Kelly. NE beach town girl eterna...I really hear ya, Kelly. NE beach town girl eternally out of place and disoriented, not only in a city, but in another language, culture (Hi, Lisa).<br />Also, your picture of NYC is mine - small doses of overwhelming!kymmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18277722091216771412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-43277755171671446492013-04-19T01:16:00.620-07:002013-04-19T01:16:00.620-07:00Loved the line,"Before I can wrap my head aro...Loved the line,"Before I can wrap my head around a moment, the moment disappears."An insightful piece about how "home" is never where we live physically but where our hearts are-where ever we go,we can never forget or forgo pour roots & the yearning to return keeps at us in the form of nostalgia-loved this Kelly:-)Atreyeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15400190416839538182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-62512945332502156172013-04-18T19:31:30.764-07:002013-04-18T19:31:30.764-07:00Thanks Draug!Thanks Draug!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03554662447246962880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-27073396700032138342013-04-18T19:31:17.690-07:002013-04-18T19:31:17.690-07:00I can't imagine Hong Kong - Thanks so much for...I can't imagine Hong Kong - Thanks so much for reading!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03554662447246962880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-80744540421635117502013-04-18T18:50:59.258-07:002013-04-18T18:50:59.258-07:00You painted a beautiful portrait of the city. You painted a beautiful portrait of the city. Draughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09778248789422474009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-77529710466812690632013-04-18T18:41:15.262-07:002013-04-18T18:41:15.262-07:00This resonates with me. Hong Kong has a bit of co...This resonates with me. Hong Kong has a bit of color, too. I love it, but trading it in for a sleepy beach every summer is an absolute necessity.Trifectahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16492626287830278024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-89896296239181426442013-04-18T17:47:16.587-07:002013-04-18T17:47:16.587-07:00Thanks so much, Paula!Thanks so much, Paula!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03554662447246962880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-13423212610212144742013-04-18T17:46:59.116-07:002013-04-18T17:46:59.116-07:00Thanks, Sandy! It is a neat place to visit, but my...Thanks, Sandy! It is a neat place to visit, but my husband's been commuting there (3 hours round trip) for 10 years. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03554662447246962880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-1752622973535818432013-04-18T17:46:15.751-07:002013-04-18T17:46:15.751-07:00NYC is fun but exhausting. Thanks for reading!NYC is fun but exhausting. Thanks for reading!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03554662447246962880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-22868651100540088632013-04-18T17:45:49.991-07:002013-04-18T17:45:49.991-07:00I'll be there soon! Thanks for reading!I'll be there soon! Thanks for reading!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03554662447246962880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-63446581807409526772013-04-18T17:45:37.867-07:002013-04-18T17:45:37.867-07:00Thanks Steph! Thanks Steph! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03554662447246962880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-19532045368489493322013-04-18T17:45:19.548-07:002013-04-18T17:45:19.548-07:00Thanks, K. I agree - you can return to a place or ...Thanks, K. I agree - you can return to a place or to people. Luckily I'm returning to both.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03554662447246962880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-70598813000146081012013-04-18T17:44:44.358-07:002013-04-18T17:44:44.358-07:00Thanks so much for reading!Thanks so much for reading!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03554662447246962880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-44682967507031132072013-04-18T17:44:13.375-07:002013-04-18T17:44:13.375-07:00You put it so well - The color is neat and fun to ...You put it so well - The color is neat and fun to enjoy. But man, when I leave, I'm exhausted. Thanks for reading.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03554662447246962880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-17096138090080651712013-04-18T16:26:00.374-07:002013-04-18T16:26:00.374-07:00Your details of description are great. What a pict...Your details of description are great. What a picture. paula jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11654983743131854930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-70038652908023302902013-04-18T16:03:38.068-07:002013-04-18T16:03:38.068-07:00Oh, Penn Station -- right near my second to last a...Oh, Penn Station -- right near my second to last apartment, on 29th st and 8th ave. A dive but it had a working fireplace! I lived in NYC for almost 18 years and miss it! You captured it brilliantly!Sandra Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13191775335774130719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-24757793047261019902013-04-18T16:01:49.752-07:002013-04-18T16:01:49.752-07:00Wow. This is incredible. I hate, loathe and detest...Wow. This is incredible. I hate, loathe and detest cities but you almost made me fall in love with NYC then ....! Great weaving of tiny encapsulated unrelated moments into a bustling intriguing narrative description. I like. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-39973329302839612662013-04-18T15:39:55.726-07:002013-04-18T15:39:55.726-07:00I live in Cleveland and somehow you managed to mak...I live in Cleveland and somehow you managed to make me feel nostalgic for the world right outside my window. shannonhttp://www.thesqueakywheelblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-36558020330168456122013-04-18T15:28:07.853-07:002013-04-18T15:28:07.853-07:00I miss being seen and understood without having to...I miss being seen and understood without having to detail my backstory... that's a great line. I wonder if I've ever had that experience. I don't mean that in a pathetic, I have no friends way, but we all carry around so much "stuff" that it's hard to shove it aside, and really see another person. What a gift when it happens. I want to be high on a place like you are in your move. You've captured that beautifully.stephhttp://peopledothingswiththeirlives.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-29138654849983525792013-04-18T13:14:33.190-07:002013-04-18T13:14:33.190-07:00It took me a while to create that feeling of famil...It took me a while to create that feeling of familiarity where I am, but I have it here now. <br /><br />The yearning to be "home" starts slowly and builds in people, who have traveled farther than their Sunday drive allows for a revisit, as they get older. Sometimes it is not so much a returning to the place they grew up, but to the people they grew and loved around them. <br /><br />You captured the moments nicely, bridged between a city state of mind and the country. <br />k~https://www.blogger.com/profile/17308736457276683273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-5812413837883419572013-04-18T13:00:50.790-07:002013-04-18T13:00:50.790-07:00Nice job capturing a love of place!Nice job capturing a love of place!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-8020803471155425782013-04-18T11:55:33.650-07:002013-04-18T11:55:33.650-07:00I really identify with this. I love the "col...I really identify with this. I love the "color" of NY but after a while, I'm ready to be somewhere else. Great piece of writing. lumdog2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/04898266027462039531noreply@blogger.com