tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post1971471440816967496..comments2024-03-01T00:32:17.498-05:00Comments on Read Write Believe: Who thinks about this kind of stuff?Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-87418889970483271912007-12-06T14:42:00.000-05:002007-12-06T14:42:00.000-05:00You - and your thoughts - amaze me. I can't wait t...You - and your thoughts - amaze me. I can't wait to see what books are going to pour out of you in the future.MotherReaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11274509991340797264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-60041355525665476292007-12-05T15:54:00.000-05:002007-12-05T15:54:00.000-05:00I agree with Nick, that IS a terrifying thought! O...I agree with Nick, that IS a terrifying thought! On the other hand, it makes for some interesting "what-if" fodder...like what if I had ended up as a secretary/teacher/scientist etc.? What would my life be like? Where would I be now? Would I even live in the same place? What if I'd decided to move to X instead of living in Y? So much of my writing originates from what-ifs.Sarah Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-18625790767600300942007-12-05T14:09:00.000-05:002007-12-05T14:09:00.000-05:00Nick, your comments sound like a perfect set of qu...Nick, your comments sound like a perfect set of questions to explore in a novel. Yes, I know there's a book out there called Shakespeare's Sister---my friend, Doris Gwaltney, <A HREF="http://www.hamptonroadspub.com/book/246" REL="nofollow">wrote it</A>---but there's room for another one...perhaps with an American Idol-like twist? Your theme of self-belief? Good stuff. Just saying...Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-43054313297449450452007-12-05T05:52:00.000-05:002007-12-05T05:52:00.000-05:00This is closely related to a terrifying thought: n...This is closely related to a terrifying thought: never finding the life you are meant to lead. It's the Shakespeare's Sister story, really. What happens to all the great actors who never get near a stage? The great artists who find they are accountants? I don't necessarily believe that talent will always out, nor that the truly gifted will always choose the right path. And, and... what if one is like the singers on American Idol, who believe they are superstars, believe it so absolutely that they don't realise they can't sing in tune? Sometimes self-belief can be the most perilous thing of all. Oh yes, I think about these things!Nick Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11307045090887391553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-16020184716951172602007-12-04T22:59:00.000-05:002007-12-04T22:59:00.000-05:00I can say that I've never thought about these thin...I can say that I've never thought about these things, but that's why you're the talented writer here and I'm not :) I'm the one who appreciates minds like yours. <BR/><BR/>-- JulesJules at 7-Imphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14439756778611468303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-25678560910870000482007-12-04T21:41:00.000-05:002007-12-04T21:41:00.000-05:00Jama, I hope you got a picture of that boar with a...Jama, I hope you got a picture of that boar with a pink ribbon in its hair. <BR/><BR/>Adrienne: HA! Yes, that was a classic Michael moment. I love it when he rips the legs off his pants and then has to re-attach them with duct tape when he gets cold.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-75163202014511428112007-12-04T15:21:00.000-05:002007-12-04T15:21:00.000-05:00This reminds me of that ep. of The Office where Mi...This reminds me of that ep. of <EM>The Office</EM> where Michael decided that he needed to go out into "the wild" and figure out how to survive with only what he was wearing/in his pockets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-30385726300369763512007-12-04T11:57:00.000-05:002007-12-04T11:57:00.000-05:00How did you know I had to tame a wild boar before ...How did you know I had to tame a wild boar before the last presidential election? <BR/><BR/>I agree with Tricia. Good ideas for stories. What a mind!jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-44000690464205707562007-12-04T11:14:00.000-05:002007-12-04T11:14:00.000-05:00Doesn't Elisa have a snowflake that's up to $850 i...Doesn't Elisa have a snowflake that's up to $850 in the bidding??? Wow. <I>Ernst</I> looks great. Maybe I should change my name to Ernst.<BR/><BR/>And <I>Wearing Dad's Head</I>? What a great title. I'll have to look for that. Is it anything like <I>Being John Malkovich</I>?Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-77498151956475859102007-12-04T10:58:00.000-05:002007-12-04T10:58:00.000-05:00Oh my god. You are so funny. Have you read Ernst b...Oh my god. You are so funny. Have you read Ernst by Elisa Klevin? Do.<BR/><BR/>PS -- Don't Target receipts have magical properties in OUR world????Liz Garton Scanlonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17941516645386392684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-77389266603192511282007-12-04T09:12:00.000-05:002007-12-04T09:12:00.000-05:00These ideas would make an amazing short story or t...These ideas would make an amazing short story or two. In fact, they remind me a bit of some of the stories in <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Wearing-Dads-Head-Barry-Yourgrau/dp/155970487X" REL="nofollow">Wearing Dad's Head</A> by Barry Yourgrau. The whole book is like stepping inside someone's absurd dreams. Your idea of being taken to another world with only the things in your pocket would fit right in here!<BR/><BR/>And yes, I too think about these strange things!Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.com