tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post4540820108709389963..comments2024-03-01T03:58:21.808-05:00Comments on Marly Youmans / The Palace at 2:00 a.m. / poems, stories, novels: Power and Magic in "Firebirds Soaring" (Firebird/Penguin)Marly Youmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-39881960584176765252009-04-02T11:16:00.000-04:002009-04-02T11:16:00.000-04:00Ah, thank you, Pam--I was feeling edged in blue to...Ah, thank you, Pam--I was feeling edged in blue today, and that cheered me!marlyhttp://www.marlyyoumans.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-53518775349883770722009-04-02T11:06:00.000-04:002009-04-02T11:06:00.000-04:00"Power and Magic" was one of two of the most notew..."Power and Magic" was one of two of the most noteworthy stories in the anthology for me. Kudos.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10599685068930175311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-33381446865402073482009-03-31T10:17:00.000-04:002009-03-31T10:17:00.000-04:00Perhaps those threads were the first fragile stems...Perhaps those threads were the first fragile stems from your garden, then! Waving in the breeze...marlyhttp://www.marlyyoumans.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-63249260441085862832009-03-31T09:08:00.000-04:002009-03-31T09:08:00.000-04:00ha!You know...a snippet with loose threads that, i...ha!<BR/>You know...a snippet with loose threads that, in another place, are all connected...hey, it is "fantastic fiction" after all.<BR/><BR/>my mind is turning that phrase over and over:<BR/>"speculative fiction."<BR/>cool.vicki johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05564450760405974595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-55071159205406121992009-03-30T22:15:00.000-04:002009-03-30T22:15:00.000-04:00Waving? Must have been the zephyr!Waving? Must have been the zephyr!marlyhttp://www.marlyyoumans.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-22233799161508924002009-03-30T21:42:00.000-04:002009-03-30T21:42:00.000-04:00How vivid and rich your word images...and so many ...How vivid and rich your word images...and so many intriguing waving threads in so few lines!vicki johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05564450760405974595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-47110559184274999682009-03-30T08:47:00.000-04:002009-03-30T08:47:00.000-04:00"This sort of thing": I find that interesting, but..."This sort of thing": I find that interesting, but don't really know what it means! I have over the years written in what other people perceive as many different--sometimes wildly different--modes, from long blank verse to historical diving to the fantastic, but they always seem unified to me. One can't get away from oneself, no matter where one goes--or who or what one becomes in transformation.marlyhttp://www.marlyyoumans.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-26116925382359998452009-03-30T08:12:00.000-04:002009-03-30T08:12:00.000-04:00Nice work. I don't read this sort of thing on my o...Nice work. I don't read this sort of thing on my own, so I very much appreciate your stretching my taste horizons!<BR/>Fan- shaped feet must provide lots of stability, so that's something to be grateful for!Laura Frankstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02528540633399368216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-61795247513926393242009-03-29T22:25:00.000-04:002009-03-29T22:25:00.000-04:00Thanks, Miss Susannah. You're awesome too in your ...Thanks, Miss Susannah. You're awesome too in your own inimitable way, being a splendid deconstructive speller and person of gusto.<BR/><BR/>Still have shoes on the brain. My daughter had an organ lesson today. She has to have shoes just for playing the organ... They're not all that lovely, organ shoes.marlyhttp://www.marlyyoumans.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-64052209379949434672009-03-29T21:47:00.000-04:002009-03-29T21:47:00.000-04:00your so awesome Measy spirits are good shoes for m...your so awesome M<BR/><BR/>easy spirits are good shoes for me. I have a pair of Mary Janes that I teach it and are really good.Susannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04419802372495554966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-69334162532461589762009-03-28T20:40:00.000-04:002009-03-28T20:40:00.000-04:00Hi jarvenpa,I hope all is very well with the books...Hi jarvenpa,<BR/><BR/>I hope all is very well with the bookstore and you and yours! I'm trying to get back to posting, but things have been over-busy...marlyat2http://www.marlyyoumans.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-51814285381857996592009-03-28T12:25:00.000-04:002009-03-28T12:25:00.000-04:00What a delicious bite that is!What a delicious bite that is!jarvenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04709417058741577802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-68362566975803078432009-03-24T21:29:00.000-04:002009-03-24T21:29:00.000-04:00Robinka,I'm a bit obsessed with shoes because of m...Robinka,<BR/><BR/>I'm a bit obsessed with shoes because of my fan-shaped feet. The darn things never fit right. Me-shaped brands: Rieker, Merrell, Hotter...<BR/><BR/>Trala for kindred souls--hope there are more out there somewhere!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-14720077273306222572009-03-24T18:01:00.000-04:002009-03-24T18:01:00.000-04:00I love it. No wonder we like each other. I think w...I love it. No wonder we like each other. I think we have the same sensibility! Those shoes are great.Robbi N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04881145195435485238noreply@blogger.com