tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post239162801996333607..comments2024-03-20T16:46:13.343-04:00Comments on Marly Youmans / The Palace at 2:00 a.m. / poems, stories, novels: Real and irrealMarly Youmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-55344306005935940152014-05-04T01:23:22.535-04:002014-05-04T01:23:22.535-04:00Well, the sf/f/h community uses all sorts of words...Well, the sf/f/h community uses all sorts of words to describe the fantastical, the strange, the speculative... so I suppose I could have used many others!<br /><br />I'm not fond of genre boundaries, even though we know what they intend--and certainly there are story patterns that, if swallowed wholesale, constrict and demand. So I agree with you...Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-23080360824945851422014-05-04T00:55:36.390-04:002014-05-04T00:55:36.390-04:00Interesting post which I've had to come back t...Interesting post which I've had to come back to a few times, not knowing quite how to respond. "Irreal" is a word I don't think I've met before, but makes me think of "surreal".<br /><br />This makes me think of the many discussions as an art student and even as a practising artist about what style or "ism" one's work belongs to. To me those labels marja-leenahttp://www.marja-leena-rathje.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-57219395330128076972014-05-03T11:48:01.529-04:002014-05-03T11:48:01.529-04:00You are quick! I suppose there is a good bit there...You are quick! I suppose there is a good bit there--many things I have wondered about, thought about, changed my mind about...Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-12542678171491693492014-05-03T11:37:09.549-04:002014-05-03T11:37:09.549-04:00Wow! You've given me a lot to think about in n...Wow! You've given me a lot to think about in new ways. I will ponder and get back to you. I feel as though I've stumbled into a grad seminar, and I am loving the challenge. More later. R.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13220814349193561823noreply@blogger.com