tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post1936236867510695863..comments2024-01-01T20:33:52.554-08:00Comments on a moon, worn as if it had been a shell: ConversationElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-2720210356915025622020-05-26T00:42:27.512-07:002020-05-26T00:42:27.512-07:00Given that that's what you were thinking about...Given that that's what you were thinking about, in fairness, it was a pretty good question. Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988685736635515808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-51989323570183394402020-05-24T23:45:47.084-07:002020-05-24T23:45:47.084-07:00Beautiful writing. I loved Fellini o so long ago a...Beautiful writing. I loved Fellini o so long ago and his little waif-ish wife. Juliette of the Spirits, La Dolce Vita, 8 1/2, Nights of Cabiria. I don't even think I knew what was going on in those movies. Now I want to see them again. Fellini and Kurosawa. <br /><br />Those were masterworks. beth coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04671290135595711572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-77152055640705017552020-05-22T11:17:08.415-07:002020-05-22T11:17:08.415-07:00A haunting portrait of intimacy, that's how th...A haunting portrait of intimacy, that's how this struck me, the continuation of randomly intimate discourse implied. Loved this.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-92224325609682764322020-05-21T02:42:08.878-07:002020-05-21T02:42:08.878-07:00That IS an interesting question. I pay some attent...That IS an interesting question. I pay some attention to the shower but I suspect my mind is also elsewhere, and since I have iTunes playing while I shower I'm also singing! So, yeah, not a lot of focus.<br /><br />You asked about books for 12-14 year old boys. You might check out the authors Neil Shusterman and Pete Hautman. They both write YA fiction good for that age group. Shusterman's book "Dry" would be very topical for you, as it's set in Southern California and deals with water shortages. Some fairly harsh scenes of dystopian existence, but fine for young teens, I'd say. (Read it yourself first just to make sure you agree!)Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-55039160879592892102020-05-21T00:19:54.220-07:002020-05-21T00:19:54.220-07:00This is a lovely short short story. Thanks, Elizab...This is a lovely short short story. Thanks, Elizabeth. I am glad to find you here writing today. x0x0N2N2https://www.blogger.com/profile/09508740809219902631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-39825340893149650722020-05-20T17:08:53.184-07:002020-05-20T17:08:53.184-07:00"If you won't stay with him, who will? I&..."If you won't stay with him, who will? I'm an ignorant man, but I've read a book or two. You may not believe it, but everything in this world has a purpose."Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-76217211383346845852020-05-20T17:06:04.641-07:002020-05-20T17:06:04.641-07:00Wow. Yes.Wow. Yes.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-35384757699460977772020-05-20T15:19:16.259-07:002020-05-20T15:19:16.259-07:00That question could be a koan.
It's been som...That question could be a koan. <br /><br />It's been some time since I've thought about "La Strada" and Giulleta Masina's face in which there is no guile, but I used to think about Gelsomina frequently. Seeing her, with the mermaid above her head, at the top of your post brought a torrent of memories that soon flowed into memories of the closing scene of "400 Blows" and then I could heard Bob Dylan singing,<br /> <br />"O the French girl she's in paradise, and a drunken man is at the wheel ..."amhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212213177713917828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-89987451871373929062020-05-20T10:36:43.508-07:002020-05-20T10:36:43.508-07:00this writing is so vivid -- I was seeing a scene i...this writing is so vivid -- I was seeing a scene in a movie here.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052375488090209961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-19715581529648658012020-05-20T10:35:06.862-07:002020-05-20T10:35:06.862-07:00An interesting question... I focus on the Shower.....An interesting question... I focus on the Shower... now I'm wondering Why?Bohemianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743017084098726581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-31566502637128321822020-05-20T07:53:56.363-07:002020-05-20T07:53:56.363-07:00Thought provoking. What does anyone really think a...Thought provoking. What does anyone really think about? Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00136333553320736005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-78979273317238498472020-05-20T07:36:06.287-07:002020-05-20T07:36:06.287-07:00Brilliant nourishing thirst quenching compelling w...Brilliant nourishing thirst quenching compelling writing please more please.<br />XORadish Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06534752971317927559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-37060613938711910622020-05-20T06:27:31.154-07:002020-05-20T06:27:31.154-07:00Does anyone really focus on the shower? Perhaps wh...Does anyone really focus on the shower? Perhaps when it's cold and the warm water feels so good. What an interesting question. <br />What a beautiful post. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-62453049118885720762020-05-20T04:45:43.400-07:002020-05-20T04:45:43.400-07:00I like. More please.I like. More please.My life so farhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721270441968035994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-7058432074133570452020-05-19T23:53:48.729-07:002020-05-19T23:53:48.729-07:00Zampano ends up drunk in the sand. It took him aw...Zampano ends up drunk in the sand. It took him awhile to recognize the loss of Gelsomina, No matter how strong we think we are, the incoming tide is stronger.The Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327507024919738547noreply@blogger.com