tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562283155833378792.post2661930790011395205..comments2023-09-07T00:45:57.162+10:00Comments on Riff: 9. White man's middenJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562283155833378792.post-52869791028339728512010-01-10T12:01:01.757+11:002010-01-10T12:01:01.757+11:00Good ole, Alan. Taa ...Good ole, Alan. Taa ...Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562283155833378792.post-15782125200733000982010-01-10T11:49:48.319+11:002010-01-10T11:49:48.319+11:00This is why I have set such a stringent word count...This is why I have set such a stringent word count - to say "something" if a few words. This is also why I start oft-times in the middle of a story and often don't tell the kernel. <br /><br />I want to move from mere description to the barest hint of action. Not a TV script where doors slam and men run. But psychological action that addresses motivation.<br /><br />Or something ...Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562283155833378792.post-35582265668488158542010-01-10T09:27:04.832+11:002010-01-10T09:27:04.832+11:00I had to read this a couple of times, and then com...I had to read this a couple of times, and then come back to it again to get the gist, but you said so much in such a few words, which punched through a message about the march of 'progress'.Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562283155833378792.post-61722170733361829782010-01-09T16:40:47.006+11:002010-01-09T16:40:47.006+11:00I enjoyed this riff. I guess its called progress.W...I enjoyed this riff. I guess its called progress.What will it be like in another 200 years? I believe the Tank Stream still runs in pipes beneath the city as you say in your nicely written piece. I wish I could write like you but I'm too shallow and practical.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562283155833378792.post-47873234380767914162010-01-09T09:48:46.355+11:002010-01-09T09:48:46.355+11:00Reminds me of the last stanza of Judith Wright'...Reminds me of the last stanza of Judith Wright's Bullocky<br /><br />"O vine, grow close upon that bone<br />and hold it with your rooted hand.<br />The prophet Moses feeds the grape,<br />and fruitful is the Promised Land."Joan Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358008925558240778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562283155833378792.post-90860565933530677262010-01-09T09:48:01.204+11:002010-01-09T09:48:01.204+11:00P.S. I read all your riffs to Alan last night. The...P.S. I read all your riffs to Alan last night. They worked for him, too. :)Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02678687120165473412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562283155833378792.post-40457985739590324002010-01-09T09:47:18.769+11:002010-01-09T09:47:18.769+11:00This is so deep, Julie. Dark and deep. It really r...This is so deep, Julie. Dark and deep. It really resonated with me. Beautifully written and, as always, such tangible description. Best one for me yet.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02678687120165473412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562283155833378792.post-57016466374913873452010-01-09T04:42:29.852+11:002010-01-09T04:42:29.852+11:00your blog is taking ME into a whole new world.
yo...your blog is taking ME into a whole new world.<br /><br />your wisdom and witty riffs are educating and <br />enlightening.<br /><br />thank you!myletterstoemilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17555607498974287844noreply@blogger.com