tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post5231264359048813247..comments2024-03-13T12:44:53.437-05:00Comments on If You Read Only One Blog This Year: The WallBonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-82783272785709081362008-04-02T14:46:00.000-05:002008-04-02T14:46:00.000-05:00Hi Bone,Nice to meet you and I was sorry to read a...Hi Bone,<BR/>Nice to meet you and I was sorry to read about your dad. I'll think positive thoughts.<BR/><BR/>I agree with Pia and his reaction gave me chills. Well done!Tammy Brierlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14673290512175050093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-29144999300085369422008-04-02T13:09:00.000-05:002008-04-02T13:09:00.000-05:00..spoken well... almost made me gasp inside... "Th.....spoken well... almost made me gasp inside... "The end is coming. She don't even feel it. It's a strange sensation. I'm almost happy. Well I believe that I'm just plain tired..." .. that pretty much did it for me...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-82469684004754588422008-04-01T21:07:00.000-05:002008-04-01T21:07:00.000-05:00Spot on description of a slow break up. Funny, a l...Spot on description of a slow break up. Funny, a lot of marriages stay in the zone you describe, where each person is too defensive to make up.<BR/><BR/>Great insight into human behavior, and well written too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-34505058226046129432008-03-31T23:38:00.000-05:002008-03-31T23:38:00.000-05:00There's so much in this piece. It's so open, vuln...There's so much in this piece. It's so open, vulnerable, and contrasts the truth to us with how little he is giving to his partner. It's excellently juxtaposed. The paragraph starting with "Somehow that is what we had turned into.." - this is so immediate, so relatable. <BR/><BR/>I love the lines about her slamming the door, the window pane doesn't break, he fixed that. Excellent! <BR/><BR/>I agree with the above comments. This is art.WriterKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01966875820095185649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-48927927826256797102008-03-31T22:19:00.000-05:002008-03-31T22:19:00.000-05:00Bone - TC said it all for me, just ditto her words...Bone - TC said it all for me, just ditto her words, especially the first, second, third, and fourth paragraphs. However, once in a while, in the last paragraph needs to be defined as more often than not, for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-42058671758475220152008-03-31T19:52:00.000-05:002008-03-31T19:52:00.000-05:00Sherry - afraid to lose...even afraid to win.I lik...Sherry - <I>afraid to lose...even afraid to win.</I><BR/><BR/>I like that. Thank you.<BR/><BR/>Anthony - Thanks. I was thinking this one would be most relatable.<BR/><BR/>Tumblewords - Thank you.<BR/><BR/>Pia - What is on tonight? 2 1/2 Men & Old Christine? I think Monday has become the new TV night.<BR/><BR/>Charlotta - Aww, thanks :) You never know when the anti-blog establishment could take over and put a strict quota on our blog reading.Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-54287146626601607252008-03-31T18:52:00.000-05:002008-03-31T18:52:00.000-05:00I love reading your blog! I always leave with a n...I love reading your blog! I always leave with a new story in my mind. Glad I found the blog I should read if I only could choose one.Charlotta-lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17694362692847403727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-47578367526976953202008-03-31T16:45:00.000-05:002008-03-31T16:45:00.000-05:00Sit com generation? OK. Two are on tonight--but ...Sit com generation? OK. Two are on tonight--but I think you should polish your dialogue<BR/><BR/>Not really....I'm always for good escapist TVAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-3104873449138564352008-03-31T15:35:00.000-05:002008-03-31T15:35:00.000-05:00Well written - two people with the inability to ke...Well written - two people with the inability to keep love going. Competition goes on - even off the field, court or course.Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-71631674201708148072008-03-31T09:41:00.000-05:002008-03-31T09:41:00.000-05:00Fiction, maybe, but an echo of what so many have e...Fiction, maybe, but an echo of what so many have experienced.<BR/>You put it excellently, and so true.anthonynorthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06680944720744601697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-2052118386310163342008-03-31T07:11:00.000-05:002008-03-31T07:11:00.000-05:00This is real life too. And the inability of some ...This is real life too. And the inability of some to allow their own vulnerability to show, the impenatrable wall...which explains not being much of a fighter...afraid to risk, afraid to lose...even afraid to win.<BR/><BR/>Loved this piece.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08271529958269038071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-70279365058372465942008-03-30T20:50:00.000-05:002008-03-30T20:50:00.000-05:00Pia - Thank you so much. I definitely need to mak...Pia - Thank you so much. I definitely need to make more time to practice and polish.<BR/><BR/>And by my generation, you mean the sitcom generation, I'm sure :)<BR/><BR/>TC - Thank you. It's hard to know sometimes when it's time to let go. Either way, it is sad. <BR/><BR/>And no worries about me leaving the blogosphere. It's like the Hotel California up in here :)<BR/><BR/>Renee - Thanks. And very well said! There's only a "winner" if it doesn't make it, and then as you said, there's not much of a prize.<BR/><BR/>Lissa - Thanks. Those things are always nice to hear about something you've written.<BR/><BR/>Paisley - Wow. Thank you for the kind comment. I'm not sure what else to say, except it truly means a lot.<BR/><BR/>Greyscale - Thanks! I was definitely trying to capture that whole "I know we should end this, but..." conflict.Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-73863296995285316662008-03-30T20:05:00.000-05:002008-03-30T20:05:00.000-05:00You have captured thatongoing battle between mind ...You have captured thatongoing battle between mind and heart; the battle of "logics" and "emotions".<BR/><BR/>Your "just plain tired" at the end suggests there can never be any real winners. There is just the next moment in time, as always.<BR/><BR/>a great write!Gemma Wisemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-57256140579341083432008-03-30T18:58:00.000-05:002008-03-30T18:58:00.000-05:00this was a very appealing piece.. one,, because i ...this was a very appealing piece.. one,, because i do not believe i have ever read a piece that so poignantly allowed us to see what it is we allow ourselves to become where we are grasping at the last short hairs of a relationship,, and two,, because you wrote it with impeccable talent... thank you bone.. this was a work of art....paisleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231453820728399262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-83162643088807927802008-03-30T18:51:00.000-05:002008-03-30T18:51:00.000-05:00very realistic, I feel like I'm there to witness t...very realistic, I feel like I'm there to witness this argument, this end to a relationship.lissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00706027242022517570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-36413195857894282992008-03-30T17:02:00.000-05:002008-03-30T17:02:00.000-05:00Like Pia & TC said...this is really good.It is wei...Like Pia & TC said...this is really good.<BR/><BR/>It is weird how couples will do that fighting over who loves the other more...in the beginning it is kinda cute and eventually it moves to annoying and if it makes it you realize there isn't any prize for winning this argument, if you really do love that is your prize.Renee Nefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167893445846427824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-9169787716525716062008-03-30T14:21:00.000-05:002008-03-30T14:21:00.000-05:00This was so incredibly sad.I think that anyone who...This was so incredibly sad.<BR/><BR/>I think that anyone who has ever been in love, especially in love with someone like your main character in this piece who refuses to fight for something - even the most important thing in the entire world, knows just how much she's suffering through. Because it's not really about fighting, fighting, it's about the willingness to make it work. To say, "It's worth it, <I>you're</I> worth it, <B>we're</B> worth it." Worth going out of a comfort zone for. Worth doing something one wouldn't normally do for just anyone, or anything. <BR/><BR/>I hope that at some point in time, you can say that about your own writing. We've been saying it all along, but us saying it isn't enough. Your writing IS worth it, Bone. Know that. Understand that. And then do something about it. <BR/><BR/>And just remember to grace the blogosphere with your presence every once in awhile once you've become famous ;)TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487739742081226423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-61046301236389352672008-03-30T14:00:00.000-05:002008-03-30T14:00:00.000-05:00This paragraph and the last two lines says it all,...This paragraph and the last two lines says it all, so beautifully<BR/>But I was never much of a fighter. I stared towards her, careful to never let our eyes meet, with a much practiced stoic look. The wall around my heart personified on my face. If I cared, I didn't want her to know. And I wasn't sure why.<BR/><BR/>Love how you're exploring the same subject from different angles<BR/><BR/>You have the amazing knack for incredible lines<BR/><BR/>I would love to see you take this further. You have the ability to be the new "Bridges of Madison County" writer for your generation, whatever it's called.<BR/><BR/>It's a rare gift Bone, but rare gifts like Ming Vases need to be taken care of, and delicately polished<BR/><BR/>As you're my tee, I know you can. Would never pick somebody who left such an amazing first comment if I didn't believe :)<BR/><BR/>Treasure that gift. I do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com