tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post4982488865445195629..comments2024-03-20T16:46:13.343-04:00Comments on Marly Youmans / The Palace at 2:00 a.m. / poems, stories, novels: Dreaming better dreams--Marly Youmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-51339419911591248902014-05-14T16:32:38.500-04:002014-05-14T16:32:38.500-04:00"Rocket" might be more accurate... with ..."Rocket" might be more accurate... with a touch of electrocution.<br /><br />I thought you had left us! Shall wander by later...Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-42047660281790879292014-05-14T14:13:05.661-04:002014-05-14T14:13:05.661-04:00"Writer bounces out of bed at 6:30" is a..."Writer bounces out of bed at 6:30" is an image that is too rich for words. Perhaps you need to invest in a less dangerous mattress. In any case, for whatever it might be worth, I continue to follow your blogging even as my blogging will remain erratic and unpredictable (which seems redundant) due to life's many monkey wrenches. Bounce along, fair lady, bounce along!R.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13220814349193561823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-59242693471306924262014-05-13T22:59:58.664-04:002014-05-13T22:59:58.664-04:00Yes, I think I am glad of that also... Just back f...Yes, I think I am glad of that also... Just back from 7.5 hours driving and going to a track meet, and one of the things I like about it is knowing that for a fair number of hours, my youngest was away from videogames and out in the fresh air.<br /><br />My parents weren't from elevated backgrounds--my father was a sharecropper's boy, and my mother's family had done well but lost a Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-18514239289106818902014-05-13T22:53:15.974-04:002014-05-13T22:53:15.974-04:00Yes, I always think about Melville learning that h...Yes, I always think about Melville learning that he loved to read while a sailor! There's hope...Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-29469343287111812112014-05-13T15:38:16.442-04:002014-05-13T15:38:16.442-04:00I grew up in a great family, but one that wasn'...I grew up in a great family, but one that wasn't much interested in art, literature, or other forms of "high culture." I mostly discovered it myself, and I don't think I set foot in an art museum until I was in my twenties. (When more culturally savvy friends told me they were going to the "Klimt show" in New York, I assumed "Klimt" was a punk band.)<br /><brJeffhttp://www.quidplura.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-72632371889720942892014-05-13T14:47:22.579-04:002014-05-13T14:47:22.579-04:00I didn't read much when I was growing up, I ha...I didn't read much when I was growing up, I have to admit. Which suggests there is hope for teens out there right now who haven't discovered what it's like to be immersed in a book that speaks to you, creates a world for you, the way nothing else can.Lavinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17067578293547848204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-36244749044411836252014-05-12T18:01:35.560-04:002014-05-12T18:01:35.560-04:00I think you might be in the same world I'm in....I think you might be in the same world I'm in... and some other people, here and there. One that doesn't put world success first, it seems!Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-83082726891470303222014-05-12T16:51:44.221-04:002014-05-12T16:51:44.221-04:00Truth and beauty aren't "cool." I...Truth and beauty aren't "cool." I'm working a reference to an ancient homily from the writings of the Greek patriarchs into my current manuscript. What world do I think I'm in? Maybe I should concentrate on the pornographic possibilities inherent in the story instead?scott g.f.baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726743149139510832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-69401077380728905882014-05-12T15:48:09.943-04:002014-05-12T15:48:09.943-04:00You know, once we gave up inculcating the idea of ...You know, once we gave up inculcating the idea of taste in home and schoolroom, well, it became a lot harder. Our world is so flashy, quick, and noisy now, it's hard to settle and be thoughtful--even to read a fast-paced but reflective book appears to be difficult for the current crop of high school grads and beyond. And it's difficult to pass on the idea of things that are true and Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-42294158619979114192014-05-12T15:40:00.383-04:002014-05-12T15:40:00.383-04:00Well, there's two...Well, there's two... Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-25304480916532624312014-05-12T15:31:13.156-04:002014-05-12T15:31:13.156-04:00I'm really disconnected from the world of pop ...I'm really disconnected from the world of pop culture, and whenever I brush up against it, I'm always shocked and disappointed. I like to tell myself that pop culture isn't a true reflection of America, that it's just another form of disposable entertainment and that real people have better things on their minds. I don't know how to get art onto their minds instead of/as well scott g.f.baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726743149139510832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-48422006627955977252014-05-12T15:10:12.888-04:002014-05-12T15:10:12.888-04:00"Make the better world, even if you fear that..."Make the better world, even if you fear that you are the only person who inhabits it." Yes.scott g.f.baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726743149139510832noreply@blogger.com