tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post4018904838494778630..comments2024-03-20T16:46:13.343-04:00Comments on Marly Youmans / The Palace at 2:00 a.m. / poems, stories, novels: Leaving the realm called MelancholiaMarly Youmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-35458981179357038072013-11-30T12:00:52.290-05:002013-11-30T12:00:52.290-05:00Hey, Robinka--thanks!
Am having a crazy weekend ...Hey, Robinka--thanks! <br /><br />Am having a crazy weekend with child no. 2 home and the dog trying to die and child no. 3 at wrestling meet (which I usually go to but sent Mike so I could stay with dog and child.)Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-50539569586907371482013-11-30T11:56:59.240-05:002013-11-30T11:56:59.240-05:00Marly, It's perfectly understandable that your...Marly, It's perfectly understandable that your b-day spurred a spell of the sputters. It's a time to reflect, certainly, and one wonders, feels that she has made fatal errors, but have no fear. You've done everything you needed to be doing.<br />We're all grateful for it.<br /> RobbiRobbi N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04881145195435485238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-91042865501878357462013-11-30T08:50:44.845-05:002013-11-30T08:50:44.845-05:00Dick,
Thanks! I am not sure we talk about it much...Dick,<br /><br />Thanks! I am not sure we talk about it much--have gotten a lot of notes about this and was surprised at that.<br /><br />Lynn,<br /><br />Thank you. It is interesting to think that we go into the underworld (of sorts) and bring treasure back--makes it seem worth the foray. Maybe.<br /><br />And thanks for the compliment--one never gets too far along for "an encouraging word.Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-76006750681665075602013-11-30T03:53:22.267-05:002013-11-30T03:53:22.267-05:00I agree that forays into the realm of melancholia ...I agree that forays into the realm of melancholia are part and parcel of, well sure life in general, but especially so for creative people. These dark forests can be darker, deeper, and more difficult to find a path out of than for other people. <br /><br />I believe that there are things that happen when we're in that realm, which we're possibly not even aware of, which stir our Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674923395134039554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-76636226747670666482013-11-30T02:01:03.473-05:002013-11-30T02:01:03.473-05:00I've been there & will go there again. All...I've been there & will go there again. All part of the process. Welcome back!Dickhttp://patteran.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-71388193601691536552013-11-29T22:20:09.076-05:002013-11-29T22:20:09.076-05:00Dear R. T.,
Thanks! And yes, there's that lov...Dear R. T.,<br /><br />Thanks! And yes, there's that lovely lifting feeling when bad clouds decide to go away. I've noticed on facebook that this post appeals to writers; perhaps they are more prone to the occasional gloom-spell.<br /><br />I am grateful to D. G. Myers for writing about my latest novel... And please do come back again. I shall take a look, indeed. <br /><br />Good cheer,<Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-69190605797012807802013-11-29T16:41:38.064-05:002013-11-29T16:41:38.064-05:00I hope all is well. It seems to me--based on my ow...I hope all is well. It seems to me--based on my own experiences--that leaving melancholia is a always good sign (i.e., there is joy in even the awareness of the departure). <br /><br />BTW, I discovered your site this afternoon, although I was already familiar with your work (especially through D. G. Myers' Commonplace Blog), and I hope to return every now and then. In the meantime, as I am R.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13220814349193561823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-23026683983321349302013-11-29T12:10:09.118-05:002013-11-29T12:10:09.118-05:00Perhaps! A little too much zooming about the world...Perhaps! A little too much zooming about the world... I expect a Southerner in the gloom of the North has to overcome some of that light-deprivation. And all people who try to make things suffer from it some time. Just had a note from a poet who is is the Land of the Melancholy at the moment. <br /><br />So glad to have books on your desk, Marja-Leena! Makes me happy, as it should--it's an Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-49080910226791639502013-11-29T11:58:29.895-05:002013-11-29T11:58:29.895-05:00Oh Marly, I'm glad you recovered from that bou...Oh Marly, I'm glad you recovered from that bout of melancholia! Perhaps that was partly from over-stimulation and exhaustion. <br /><br />How I know that 'realm' well! I used to think that the Nordic artists, writers and musicians tended to suffer it most but why not everyone? <br /><br />I like that peek into your bookshelf and see many of your own babies there .. of course. I have marja-leenahttp://www.marja-leena-rathje.infonoreply@blogger.com