tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476081889166143031.comments2023-06-25T05:00:02.731-04:00Redux: A Literary JournalLesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00619211671334466665noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476081889166143031.post-19175166072386415772021-07-23T20:51:05.804-04:002021-07-23T20:51:05.804-04:00I felt as though I were with you in the room. I d...I felt as though I were with you in the room. I dread the day that I go through this with my parents. I am inspired to be a good parent, so that my children will think this way of me when my time comes.scooter johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999982812252800587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476081889166143031.post-13852107657715301562017-09-26T11:22:03.883-04:002017-09-26T11:22:03.883-04:00Jerry its good the words are making me fall in lov...Jerry its good the words are making me fall in love the beauty of poetry<a href="http://www.lahoredesignstudio.com/">Lahore Design Studio</a>https://www.blogger.com/profile/15893148692708834371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476081889166143031.post-78345876656637209642017-07-30T15:36:57.386-04:002017-07-30T15:36:57.386-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.LesliePhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14481570436014889814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476081889166143031.post-25234307004966161822017-07-29T21:20:20.638-04:002017-07-29T21:20:20.638-04:00Steinbeck's observation is so true; I have had...Steinbeck's observation is so true; I have had many such cross-cultural encounters on the road with people which always cause self-reflection and new awareness. Richard's story inspires getting out of my aging contentment and get back on the road again. Thank you!<br />Hervey McIverHEMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801631587946865064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476081889166143031.post-62543360974011954622017-07-29T17:10:26.930-04:002017-07-29T17:10:26.930-04:00Thank you for this essay. I did not realize Wounde...Thank you for this essay. I did not realize Wounded Knee isn't a better kept National Monument.Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16012118616201086157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476081889166143031.post-16195865598108868442017-07-29T15:22:46.755-04:002017-07-29T15:22:46.755-04:00This is such a moving and vividly described essay....This is such a moving and vividly described essay. Without condescension or pity, Richard presents a picture of the heart-breaking conditions that Native Americans on reservations endure. I felt I was there in the coffee shop with Richard and Leon, then, at the hilltop grave, I could just imagine the waving grasses and the wind. Thank you for publishing this moving essay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476081889166143031.post-15500859287084566742017-04-04T13:17:11.081-04:002017-04-04T13:17:11.081-04:00This story riveted me, probably because of "[...This story riveted me, probably because of "[t]he raw emotion [you] felt while writing" it. I felt it, too! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746441484934705546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476081889166143031.post-7880467147048836852017-03-29T17:42:46.057-04:002017-03-29T17:42:46.057-04:00Gorgeous.Gorgeous.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746441484934705546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476081889166143031.post-84682893247408189682017-03-21T09:49:46.750-04:002017-03-21T09:49:46.750-04:00I am absolutely floored by this story. It is exqui...I am absolutely floored by this story. It is exquisite.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11578403999048283744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476081889166143031.post-72719516765868902222017-03-02T20:53:21.317-05:002017-03-02T20:53:21.317-05:00Great visual choice of words. It's never too l...Great visual choice of words. It's never too late. The most important thing is you were there.markeilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926446469722838236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476081889166143031.post-88348077394584157242016-10-01T13:39:48.222-04:002016-10-01T13:39:48.222-04:00This powerful piece will stay with me. Imbalances ...This powerful piece will stay with me. Imbalances of power are everywhere, but this story shows how the limbo of unbelonging grows, and how it feels.Dunaleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01956406089013615336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476081889166143031.post-34528035370135502852016-05-24T00:27:46.232-04:002016-05-24T00:27:46.232-04:00I always thought she got a bum deal!I always thought she got a bum deal!Penelope Scambly Schotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03709322862554823933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476081889166143031.post-51407308599906504932016-05-10T10:51:17.428-04:002016-05-10T10:51:17.428-04:00Nice, nice job on the unfairness and outsider-ness...Nice, nice job on the unfairness and outsider-ness of being the good parent who is not the 'real' parent, of cleaning up other people's messes.Karen G-Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691978985320143360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476081889166143031.post-50666114834690386652016-04-12T20:39:08.731-04:002016-04-12T20:39:08.731-04:00An excellent story and read, thank you! :DAn excellent story and read, thank you! :DMary Stebbins Taitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10626507461216769140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476081889166143031.post-83628909871814418382016-04-12T08:23:43.523-04:002016-04-12T08:23:43.523-04:00Redux is a great idea! Thank you for finding Tim ...<br />Redux is a great idea! Thank you for finding Tim Mayo's poem and letting us revisit it again.Molly Peacockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16521966791163072254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476081889166143031.post-86348879160944014112016-04-06T13:31:23.437-04:002016-04-06T13:31:23.437-04:00Very happy to see this fine poem here.Very happy to see this fine poem here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476081889166143031.post-43202691015802566322016-03-01T20:59:54.521-05:002016-03-01T20:59:54.521-05:00Gorgeous in its simplicity - in both languages, th...Gorgeous in its simplicity - in both languages, the music sings.Michelle Winghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10517361156145245696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476081889166143031.post-81117206877180060472016-02-24T13:56:15.767-05:002016-02-24T13:56:15.767-05:00One of the best things ever written about characte...One of the best things ever written about character in fiction! Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682412957304638653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476081889166143031.post-44858093484009629482016-02-22T06:39:06.183-05:002016-02-22T06:39:06.183-05:00Dear Unknown, Thanks. And your comment is an evoca...Dear Unknown, Thanks. And your comment is an evocative bit of an essay in it's own right. SandraSandra Gail Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17611600087985762345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476081889166143031.post-47322154735020804142016-02-18T09:38:59.137-05:002016-02-18T09:38:59.137-05:00This is fantastic, Sandra. Thanks Leslie for picki...This is fantastic, Sandra. Thanks Leslie for picking it. There is SO MUCH here! And it triggered my own memories: Body on Tap shampoo, using Neet (so lemony!) to de-fuzz my legs because my mother wouldn't let me shave. Draining the last teaspoon of beer from my dad's PBR bottles and cans. Loved this piece!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04849533974411376414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476081889166143031.post-87565130121408766582016-02-09T14:56:46.911-05:002016-02-09T14:56:46.911-05:00You raise some profound questions about where the ...You raise some profound questions about where the self comes from and how it's shaped by what's around us. Thank you. John Guzlowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052735138993479204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476081889166143031.post-10274861561224333422016-01-26T11:07:59.309-05:002016-01-26T11:07:59.309-05:00This poem resonated with me, a WASP born in 1936 C...This poem resonated with me, a WASP born in 1936 Cedar Rapids. I was a stubborn non-eater who sat long at the dinner table in a test of wills. My father passed on back in the 70s also.Jerry Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563381269839945070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476081889166143031.post-70557638439280550242016-01-05T18:21:04.305-05:002016-01-05T18:21:04.305-05:00This is tremendous. Thank you for sharing it.This is tremendous. Thank you for sharing it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03186298382766520051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476081889166143031.post-89225745232315385172015-11-06T09:19:48.549-05:002015-11-06T09:19:48.549-05:00I really had a great time with your post! my pro...I really had a great time with your post! <a href="https://bitly.com/17piXU4" rel="nofollow">my profile</a><br /> I am looking forward to read more blog post regarding this! Well written!<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07371031376914271090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476081889166143031.post-20248343532781898502015-10-14T15:09:55.961-04:002015-10-14T15:09:55.961-04:00Amazing essay! I loved it.Amazing essay! I loved it.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14985013614965755487noreply@blogger.com