tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post115639046880590481..comments2024-03-13T12:44:53.437-05:00Comments on If You Read Only One Blog This Year: Rope, sweet, dawnBonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-1156914233983974242006-08-30T00:03:00.000-05:002006-08-30T00:03:00.000-05:00Traveling Chica: Thanks for the compliment. Stop ...Traveling Chica: Thanks for the compliment. Stop by anytime ;)Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-1156902315522063582006-08-29T20:45:00.000-05:002006-08-29T20:45:00.000-05:00Bone, I'm hooked! I'm pretty new to the site, but ...Bone, I'm hooked! I'm pretty new to the site, but I plan to return! You've got some serious talent! :)TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487739742081226423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-1156745941345106592006-08-28T01:19:00.000-05:002006-08-28T01:19:00.000-05:00Xinh: OK, that's it. I'm starting a meme. Be loo...Xinh: OK, that's it. I'm starting a meme. Be looking for all the details this coming Thursday.<BR/><BR/>Lass: Hey, I'm a little sensitive about pinky toes right at this moment :)<BR/><BR/>Shayna: Thanks. Always enjoy your blog as well.<BR/><BR/>Jen: Thank you for the kind words. Fiction is always harder for me than truth.<BR/><BR/>Carnealian: Well, there's not anymore ;-)Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-1156717736148736132006-08-27T17:28:00.000-05:002006-08-27T17:28:00.000-05:00Well that was just lovely! I want to read more!!!...Well that was just lovely! I want to read more!!!Carnealianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04438541010027037499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-1156689825004741792006-08-27T09:43:00.000-05:002006-08-27T09:43:00.000-05:00Once again...you are an awesome writer!!! True or...Once again...you are an awesome writer!!! True or not, it's a great short story and I love it. I wish I had your ability to use words in writing. Great job Bone!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-1156634362153783432006-08-26T18:19:00.000-05:002006-08-26T18:19:00.000-05:00EXCELLENT writing Bone... the more I visit the mor...EXCELLENT writing Bone... the more I visit the more impressed I am...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-1156602558205659152006-08-26T09:29:00.000-05:002006-08-26T09:29:00.000-05:00Good job Bone. But I think there should be a creek...Good job Bone. But I think there should be a creek monster. Someone comes back without a pinky toe. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-1156532241420637332006-08-25T13:57:00.000-05:002006-08-25T13:57:00.000-05:00Renee: I'll probably run into him tonight.Xinh: I ...Renee: I'll probably run into him tonight.<BR/><BR/>Xinh: I guess the same three. You think I should start a meme? I could post three words each Thursday and we could all write from the same three words. How many people would do it?<BR/><BR/>Carmen: It is when the water is coolest. But here, in the summer, it's not all that cold :) And on a clear night, the moon gives off a lot of light.<BR/><BR/>Ms. Sizzle: Thanks, my fellow Van fan :)<BR/><BR/>Dorothy: Explaining it takes away from the writing to me. But read the two comments below yours. They make some great points. Suffice it to say I can see myself in the story, very easily.<BR/><BR/>Pia: Thanks. You make a great point. Human behavior is not always logical. Perhaps especially in relationships. We don't always do things that make sense.<BR/><BR/>Confused: Thank you. You said it better than I could: "Allowing the reader to best fit it to their own lives, letting them identify with it, to make it that much more relevant and therefore meaningful to them."<BR/><BR/>Plus, it was a five or ten minute writing exercise, not a finely crafted novel. Again, thank you much.Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-1156522612323374512006-08-25T11:16:00.000-05:002006-08-25T11:16:00.000-05:00Pia- Please don't misunderstand me. I love Bone's ...Pia- Please don't misunderstand me. I love Bone's writing,and I would never assume that I understand his feelings at all on a particular subject. I just found what I thought was an interesting insight. I do that when I read literature or view art or pour over a musical score. I analyze everything. It comes from years of studying music, literature and art. I actually wonder why an artist chooses burnt umber or titian red, or a diminished 7th, or seemingly esoteric phrase and what that choice is trying to say. <BR/><BR/>I think Bone's stories draw me in a little too well. I become personally involved in the choices of his protagonist. I tend to break down the stories and savor each piece. It all started with analyzing The Old Man and the Sea when I was in high school. <BR/><BR/>I promise I'm not turning troll. I can go back to happy Seinfeld references if you prefer.<BR/><BR/>This whole thing reminds me about the Elaine/Jake Jarmel upper hand "hi" episode.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-1156521821853943222006-08-25T11:03:00.000-05:002006-08-25T11:03:00.000-05:00I guess I just don't understand the debate here.Wh...I guess I just don't understand the debate here.<BR/><BR/>When I read this, I thought it was a marvelous piece of fiction writing left open to interpretation in order to allow the reader the most enjoyment.<BR/><BR/>Who cares why he had to/wanted to leave?<BR/>The reasons could be as simple as they both had to be at work soon or as complex as he wanted to end things with her.<BR/>It doesn't matter what Bone was thinking when he wrote it (hope I'm not stepping on your toes, especially the broken one). What matters is how we interpret it.<BR/><BR/>The best writers leave some things to the imagination.<BR/>Allowing the reader to best fit it to their own lives, letting them identify with it, to make it that much more relevant and therefore meaningful to them.<BR/><BR/>Leave us wondering, always. Don't worry about explaining every little detail. That's makes your writing that much stronger.<BR/><BR/><BR/>You're an astounding writer.<BR/><BR/>Good Job, Bone Blogger!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-1156517599273311442006-08-25T09:53:00.000-05:002006-08-25T09:53:00.000-05:00Have had more than my share of relationship baggag...Have had more than my share of relationship baggage experience, and am a therapist, active license and all, but am a writer first.<BR/><BR/>Took Bone's post to be fiction, or maybe something stupid he did with Lily. We all do stupid things in our relationships. If I had a dime.....would have a bazillion dollars<BR/><BR/>Don't know what I would think if I were the girl, the story is told by Bone, from his perspective<BR/><BR/>Just came here because I'm nominating Bone, my favorite blog writer for a perfect post award, and wanted to know if people think "introdyction" is his best recent post<BR/><BR/>Bone's writing draws me in, immediately, and just think that his writing should be taken for what it is. This is one of the best writing exercises that I have ever read<BR/><BR/>This left me wondering what the girl would have to say--and that's good, because in a short post or article---I only want to know the story from the writer or the protoganist's sideAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-1156515602787689752006-08-25T09:20:00.000-05:002006-08-25T09:20:00.000-05:00So, you write about a girl in a creek, in a bathin...So, you write about a girl in a creek, in a bathing suit, playing and happy, who wanted to stay there with you a little longer and your need to sleep got in the way of that? <BR/><BR/>If I were the girl, I'd divine that you just were not into me. Of all the men I've dated, I've never once had one end a date because they were tired. BH and I used to fall asleep kissing or snuggling. We just didn't want the night to end. Even on our first date, I didn't want to miss even 10 minutes of touching his skin, even if though had to work in a couple of hours. <BR/><BR/>Not that I'm picking on you, because I'd never do a thing like that. Just a little baggage-laden insight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-1156509665543139182006-08-25T07:41:00.000-05:002006-08-25T07:41:00.000-05:00what a great post!and van to boot. love him!what a great post!<BR/><BR/>and van to boot. love him!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-1156503641639496172006-08-25T06:00:00.000-05:002006-08-25T06:00:00.000-05:00You're jumping into a creek before dawn? A) Brave ...You're jumping into a creek before dawn? A) Brave and B) Brrrrr. :) <BR/><BR/>I'm just pickin' on you. I think it's "dawn"ed on me that it's "sweet", and a good way to "rope" other people into doing it. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-1156479314410939602006-08-24T23:15:00.000-05:002006-08-24T23:15:00.000-05:00LOL let me know when you see him. ;)LOL let me know when you see him. ;)Renee Nefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167893445846427824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-1156466354614169012006-08-24T19:39:00.000-05:002006-08-24T19:39:00.000-05:00Pia: Thank you. I agree, there's a lot to be said...Pia: Thank you. I agree, there's a lot to be said for simplicity. Know I get way too wordy sometimes. But some of the best writing, it's what isn't said but is implied that is part of the brilliance of it.<BR/><BR/>Dorothy: Well, from the dialogue, I guess the obvious conclusion would be that I was tired. Maybe we'd been there a long time? Could have been a hundred things I guess.<BR/><BR/>Blondie: I don't know. Is it? :-) No, this one is fiction. Did it seem real? Because obviously, that's what you aim for with fiction.<BR/><BR/>Grooviechick: (see my response to Blondie)<BR/> <BR/>Renee: I wonder. We'll have to ask him sometime :)Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-1156462291891259732006-08-24T18:31:00.000-05:002006-08-24T18:31:00.000-05:00Hummm I wonder if Bone could take Dorothy's words ...Hummm I wonder if Bone could take Dorothy's words "root, high and spiny" and turn them into a story about her. He's pretty good at this.Renee Nefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167893445846427824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-1156456707944213442006-08-24T16:58:00.000-05:002006-08-24T16:58:00.000-05:00Hey, Blondie! That's what I asked! Great minds thi...Hey, Blondie! That's what I asked! Great minds think alike huh chicky? ;o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-1156449558362897242006-08-24T14:59:00.000-05:002006-08-24T14:59:00.000-05:00True story?True story?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-1156444978440363682006-08-24T13:42:00.000-05:002006-08-24T13:42:00.000-05:00Curious. Why would you fight against her pleas to ...Curious. Why would you fight against her pleas to stay there?<BR/><BR/>I love this writing exercise. The last time I did something similar my words were root, high and spiny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-1156440190312751802006-08-24T12:23:00.000-05:002006-08-24T12:23:00.000-05:00Bone--this is so beautiful, almost childlike, yet ...Bone--this is so beautiful, almost childlike, yet definately not. Tells a story of a relationship in how many words?<BR/><BR/>Almost hate commenting lately, because except for yesterday thankfully, sound as if I'm fawning<BR/><BR/>But simple language made into elegant in a way sentences is what I covet in my own writiing and books that I read<BR/><BR/>though you're so damn goodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com