tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post114374211239993422..comments2024-03-20T16:46:13.343-04:00Comments on Marly Youmans / The Palace at 2:00 a.m. / poems, stories, novels: Corey Mesler Gets EschatologicalMarly Youmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-1146527103685643512006-05-01T19:45:00.000-04:002006-05-01T19:45:00.000-04:00If a capybara, then a strange capybara am I; I don...If a capybara, then a strange capybara am I; I don't dine on roots, but rather biscuits and fried chicken, mashed potatoes and apple pie, all homeade of course. (although meals like this only appear infrequently) And you are a scurrying little creature too, although one in command of a grand Palace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-1146446051068136242006-04-30T21:14:00.000-04:002006-04-30T21:14:00.000-04:00If a little scurrying creature, you are certainly ...If a little scurrying creature, you are certainly one that scoots all about the Palace. I see you here, there--perhaps the mice were playing while I was away. But I'm back now...Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-1146353941249239212006-04-29T19:39:00.000-04:002006-04-29T19:39:00.000-04:00Oh goodness! Now I have an image wedged permanentl...Oh goodness! Now I have an image wedged permanently in my brain and glued down with excessive amounts of sticky, icky craft glue. Authors are like capybaras. So now all authors have shrunk and grown fur and toddle around when not furiously typing up new works. Oh dear!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-1143856896059854132006-03-31T21:01:00.000-05:002006-03-31T21:01:00.000-05:00Yes, I like "mash note" as well. Actually I like t...Yes, I like "mash note" as well. Actually I like the offer to help the "Grand King of the River to his rightful inheritance," too. I like the thought that there is such a king, and that someone will come along to go on quest to win that reward. <BR/><BR/>But it shouldn't be via email!<BR/><BR/>And thanks for doing me the honor of making the Palace "a worthy place." I'm quite sure that your Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-1143847076842467922006-03-31T18:17:00.000-05:002006-03-31T18:17:00.000-05:00Ah, a mash note. A term I delight to hear.Though p...Ah, a mash note. A term I delight to hear.<BR/>Though please assure Mr. Mesler I don't answer those worthy emails from Nigeria that offer me millions if only I will in charity and kindness help the Grand King of the River to his rightful inheritance.<BR/>Only, of course, because I have limited writing time, and must spend it in more worthy places, such as the comments section of the Palace.<BR/><jarvenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04709417058741577802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-1143808387445719182006-03-31T07:33:00.000-05:002006-03-31T07:33:00.000-05:00When in Northern California (you'll have to guess ...When in Northern California (you'll have to guess at the bookstore--look for excessive flowers and comfy chairs) or Memphis (Burke's Books), you'll have to drop in on Jarvenpa or Corey's stores.<BR/><BR/>Many people have a secret bookstore fantasy. And a book-writing fantasy as well, though both are risky in the thing we call real life.Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-1143807287581650162006-03-31T07:14:00.000-05:002006-03-31T07:14:00.000-05:00My local bookstore has a free box, and lets people...My local bookstore has a free box, and lets people read their advance copies to give them input on whether they liked the books or not. I have read some excellent and not so excellent books that way.<BR/><BR/>I have thought of opening bookstore/coffee shop myself at times. I would go broke though, because I would probably overstock. I agree with the theologian who said "Sell all you have and buy blog queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17229423128584570391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-1143770232593471272006-03-30T20:57:00.000-05:002006-03-30T20:57:00.000-05:00Laura,That's a good homesick song... Why in partic...Laura,<BR/><BR/>That's a good homesick song... Why in particular? (Because I'm homesick? Today I'm rightasrain with sunbeams all day and flowers.)<BR/><BR/>I loved your latest tree picture. It's wallpaper now!<BR/><BR/>Not even one snowflake? I remember one year in Chapel Hill (well, Carrboro--Cheswick) we had a decent snow, and the children went sledding in laundry baskets. And then the robins Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-1143759753474737712006-03-30T18:02:00.000-05:002006-03-30T18:02:00.000-05:00What a great photo! Our substation collapses under...What a great photo! Our substation collapses under the weight of one snowflake. Luckily, this year, we've had none. Actually, it is the overhead power lines that collapse (neighborhood built in the 1930's), but that fact messed up the parallel, so I ditched it.<BR/>PS Have you heard Pat Metheny's version of Ferry Cross the Mersey?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-1143757010644262582006-03-30T17:16:00.000-05:002006-03-30T17:16:00.000-05:00Yes, although, as I have said, I would love Corey ...Yes, although, as I have said, I would love Corey (and his wife) I do also disagree with his sense of declining literacy.<BR/>My little rural area is not really a well off or terribly well educated one, but people hunger for books.<BR/>Of course that may partly be due to our freebox, which is cleverly addicting people.<BR/>Might also be due to the rain, the endless rain, and the number of people jarvenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04709417058741577802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-1143754791451298522006-03-30T16:39:00.000-05:002006-03-30T16:39:00.000-05:00Scrap of suggestion: see if you can inter-library ...Scrap of suggestion: see if you can inter-library loan Charles Causley's poems (hard to find.) Take a look at his ballads. He has an old-fashioned outlook, but he combines that with a "speaking" syntax--normal conversational word order. Of course, the end result is not normal speech! Something better...<BR/><BR/>Yes, I find that boys are less interested than girls, men less than women (at least Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-1143753399310860832006-03-30T16:16:00.000-05:002006-03-30T16:16:00.000-05:00Hi Marly,The part about this post that I find most...Hi Marly,<BR/><BR/>The part about this post that I find most interesting is the part about interest in books waning. I think that isn't really true. My kids here at school continually bug me to go the school library. I do have a few souls, mostly male interestingly enough, that don't want to/don't like to read.<BR/><BR/>But I have a number of male readers who storm through books, as do their blog queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17229423128584570391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-1143747641381786032006-03-30T14:40:00.000-05:002006-03-30T14:40:00.000-05:00Hmm. I'll have to drop him a note! Kindred booksel...Hmm. I'll have to drop him a note! Kindred booksellers...Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-1143747403405894272006-03-30T14:36:00.000-05:002006-03-30T14:36:00.000-05:00I would love Corey Mesler. I do love Corey Mesler,...I would love Corey Mesler. I do love Corey Mesler, except I haven't met him, and am unsure about astral love.<BR/>I tell all my customers that there is a special circle in Hell for those who buy books from places like Borders.<BR/>My poor partner glances yearningly at the very large, well lit, well stocked Borders up north, just next to the mall where our youngest loves to play video games.<BR/>"jarvenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04709417058741577802noreply@blogger.com