And now I go do the laundry and then scoot off toward the dentist and then work on finalizing my "The Library's Child" talk in life that is not Middle-earth but has wonderful bits and magical trees and fascinating people all the same. Happy 51st birthday to my dear husband, Michael, a man I love just as much as when he had swaths of long blond hair--indeed, as much as when he had hair at all! XD
Seek Giacometti’s “The Palace at 4 a.m.” Go back two hours. See towers and curtain walls of matchsticks, marble, marbles, light, cloud at stasis. Walk in. The beggar queen is dreaming on her throne of words… You have arrived at the web home of Marly Youmans, maker of novels, poems, and stories, as well as the occasional fantasy. D. G. Myers: "A writer who has more resolutely stood her ground against the tide of literary fashion would be difficult to name."
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Tolkienesque confession, with camellias
And now I go do the laundry and then scoot off toward the dentist and then work on finalizing my "The Library's Child" talk in life that is not Middle-earth but has wonderful bits and magical trees and fascinating people all the same. Happy 51st birthday to my dear husband, Michael, a man I love just as much as when he had swaths of long blond hair--indeed, as much as when he had hair at all! XD
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Alas, I must once again remind large numbers of Chinese salesmen and other worldwide peddlers that if they fall into the Gulf of Spam, they will be eaten by roaming Balrogs. The rest of you, lovers of grace, poetry, and horses (nod to Yeats--you do not have to be fond of horses), feel free to leave fascinating missives and curious arguments.
God, given how knotted up I can get about how a blog post is going to be received -- I can't imagine how knotted up I'd get if my livelihood was involved in my writing. I think I'd subside into silence pretty damn quick!
ReplyDeleteDale,
ReplyDeleteI think you would bubble up again and be irrepressible, though--and I tend always to be tongue-in-cheek when I write this kind of thing. Revelatory and not at once...
You know what I mean, right?
I like to play at certain things, even when I don't always feel them much. You can't be tender about how books are received because you can't control anything. Good and bad happens to them, wholly out of any ability to govern.
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In answer to various Cooperstonians: yes, yes, yes, long blond hair!
Only 51? A mere babe! And I too am imagining the long blond hair!
ReplyDeleteRE: the evil side of selling a book, I know what you mean, though I've had little opportunity to exercise mine.
Robbi,
ReplyDeleteIndeed!
Trala, I just go a gorgeous set of comments. Shall post later.
Self-revelatory and not? No, can't imagine what you're talking about :-)
ReplyDeleteO sly little Mole, winking in the sun!
ReplyDeleteGood cheer,
Rat
Very excited to hear of rights enquiries and fan letters and suchlike. So pleased for you dear friend Marly. All praise to you for keeping the lantern of creativity burning bright!
ReplyDeleteHah, Clive, lovely of you to look only at the bright side! Now if I can only conquer the mighty Bug in time for my talk in Roanoke on Friday!
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