tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post4692182152757324268..comments2024-03-20T16:46:13.343-04:00Comments on Marly Youmans / The Palace at 2:00 a.m. / poems, stories, novels: Shards from the KaleidoscopeMarly Youmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-53709505529412525342007-10-03T10:55:00.000-04:002007-10-03T10:55:00.000-04:00Better yet, just hire a model to do one's appearan...Better yet, just hire a model to do one's appearances!<BR/><BR/>One could. That is a zephyrous one like you could. But I'll just put up with it. Yes, I'm lazy when it comes to anything that's not kids and writing! Or maybe you could say I'm just too busy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-80867300105943435292007-10-03T09:38:00.000-04:002007-10-03T09:38:00.000-04:00hey...maybe the key is simply the half-naked model...hey...maybe the key is simply the half-naked model part of Crystal's success. In that case, all we have to do is make sure someone hires one to show up to simply walk into the bookstores and buy a copy of the real literature, listen intently to the author speak, swoon as she gets her autograph, and so forth.<BR/><BR/>i hope it's clear that i'm being facetious, even sarcastic. Good grief, anyway.<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-92214509028481148282007-10-01T13:31:00.000-04:002007-10-01T13:31:00.000-04:00I do have the requisite van and three kids, and I ...I do have the requisite van and three kids, and I also do a lotlotlot of ferrying...<BR/><BR/>Also, I have time's winged chariot, and that does make me toss a few books. And I'd hate to think of somebody forcing themselves through one of my books--toss the dang thing if it comes to that! Somebody who loves <I>Crystal</I> just isn't going to love <I>Catherwood</I>, after all.Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-23161450561751646702007-10-01T12:43:00.000-04:002007-10-01T12:43:00.000-04:00For a long time I had an idea I shouldn't give up ...For a long time I had an idea I shouldn't give up on a book. Now I quite often do, and I'm not sure that matters,the sands of life being precious and running always.<BR/><BR/>Your moon and little footballers sound quite Maxfield Parrish, and you are very elegant, and evidently not a soccer mom!Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-25281243113615732152007-09-30T15:11:00.000-04:002007-09-30T15:11:00.000-04:00Oh, I added a word to the post--realized that it s...Oh, I added a word to the post--realized that it sounded as if I were having trouble finishing the writing of a book, when I was on a jag of tossing the books away before I finished reading them...<BR/><BR/>Be clear!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-33135144514119631352007-09-30T15:07:00.000-04:002007-09-30T15:07:00.000-04:00Hello, Olivia Kroth--Lovely name, Olivia. And you ...Hello, Olivia Kroth--<BR/><BR/>Lovely name, Olivia. And you live in the Taunus mountains north of Frankfurt and you write and garden. All very interesting! I'll have to pay you a virtual visit when I have a few more minutes... That is, on a school day.Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-18229145444486790402007-09-30T02:11:00.000-04:002007-09-30T02:11:00.000-04:00Hello, Marly,I know how it feels when you are in t...Hello, Marly,<BR/>I know how it feels when you are in the middle of writing a novel and think you will never finish that book. <BR/>I throw away unread books, too, sometimes after ten pages already.<BR/>I have found that over the years there are certain writers I like. I collect all of their books and treasure them. Others I try out - but if they do not suit me, out they go. There is only limitedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-78189308217879453842007-09-29T16:18:00.000-04:002007-09-29T16:18:00.000-04:00It is PumpkinFest here today, and it is the very r...It is PumpkinFest here today, and it is the very rightmost day for gigantic hyperbole. (The biggest pumpkin I saw weight more than twenty times the weight of N, age 10.) So thank you for the compliments. <BR/><BR/>Susanna, you just keep on with wild opinions and your Mr. Bingley style of composition (with an interesting "carelessness" and "rapidity of execution," as Jane Austen says.) The Pot Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-77408649479656435392007-09-29T14:37:00.000-04:002007-09-29T14:37:00.000-04:00I am stirring up controversy on my blog with my po...I am stirring up controversy on my blog with my post about Paris Hilton! (ofcourse this only means one person, but you know I have to make everything sound bigger and better than it really is :) <BR/><BR/>DO you think I should take it down. I decided to stand by what I said, what can I say, I enjoy seeing what she will wear next. <BR/><BR/>I guess I never not I could loose people respect over it.Susannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04419802372495554966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-50261608793519733082007-09-29T13:47:00.000-04:002007-09-29T13:47:00.000-04:00You look quite the part - very elegant. Love the ...You look quite the part - very elegant. Love the bit about the peachy moon and the blue trees. <BR/><BR/>I'm glad you throw books away unread too. I always feel a bit guilty when I do - but sometimes I just feel my life is kind of ebbing away as I read and in the end I have to stop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-51339898510298013712007-09-29T12:58:00.000-04:002007-09-29T12:58:00.000-04:00Great to see a snap of you, Marly!Hope so much you...Great to see a snap of you, Marly!<BR/>Hope so much your writing goes well; it's easy to see through your blog just what a talented writer you are.<BR/>Keep in touch as I appreciate your comments, interest.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627338108089464863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-17398247930137988122007-09-29T12:57:00.000-04:002007-09-29T12:57:00.000-04:00What a lot of opinions and personal comments! Ador...What a lot of opinions and personal comments! Adorable-looking is just fine at my age. Better than Young Crone, which is how I describe myself. Trying to be a Zippy Young Crone, although my three children are always siphoning off the energy so that they have enough to leap over small houses and slide down mountains and tackle giants and so forth. <BR/><BR/>(Speaking of football, I thought rugby Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-39354383273681922672007-09-29T11:52:00.000-04:002007-09-29T11:52:00.000-04:00Who is the pretty girl with the glass of gin and a...Who is the pretty girl with the glass of gin and a large "handbag"?<BR/> (sorry sounds like Bunbury- think that's spelt right- anyway, you know, Mr Worthing's friend)<BR/><BR/>Anyway she is obviously very patriotic, and back to reading again. Is the football, football or perhaps soccer? One of my daughters played rugger (Rugby) at the age of eleven but American Football looks a little more Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00533678970029159873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-43566569428215668452007-09-29T09:39:00.000-04:002007-09-29T09:39:00.000-04:00I'd like to see a painter begin with this image fo...I'd like to see a painter begin with this image for a portrait.<BR/><BR/>The posture - the expression - the clothing - the accessories - the setting --- these all seem about right.<BR/><BR/>As it now appears -- the space looks kind of dead - so Marly looks kind of lost -- but a good painter should be able to fix that.<BR/><BR/>Should she be standing in front of a flag (like the D.A.R. in Grant chris millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575033275184403015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-46115904747599959722007-09-28T16:34:00.000-04:002007-09-28T16:34:00.000-04:00You are adorable-looking! I'm sure that's not a po...You are adorable-looking! I'm sure that's not a politically correct thing to say, but...*makes Gallic shrug*. So glad you're back and I'm back. The moon has been so full and moony. You'll finish your novel. I'll start the painting series I got the idea for in Paris. VoilĂ .Laurelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02050096410382276071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-452956606927914242007-09-28T16:13:00.000-04:002007-09-28T16:13:00.000-04:00I went for a long while with only reading the Sook...I went for a long while with only reading the Sookie Stackhouse books because everytime I went in a book store it pissed me off that I hadnt written down my own fabulous ideas. <BR/><BR/>How terribble and cliche is that! <BR/><BR/>Great picture. M in action. <BR/><BR/>I love your leather bag. Are soft bag breif cases called something else. What is a eteshea (phonetically speaking of course) <BR/>Susannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04419802372495554966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-55894776715892560782007-09-28T14:59:00.000-04:002007-09-28T14:59:00.000-04:00I love the photo. You now have longer hair than wh...I love the photo. You now have longer hair than when we met. I like it on you.<BR/><BR/>I know you will finish your stuff. I think we all need reading breaks however. I find myself alternating between reading, writing, and artwork. When I do one for long, the one of the others then wants to break free. <BR/><BR/>Currently am doing none though, as mama has again been sick. However, an art show blog queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17229423128584570391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-49500685573302377932007-09-28T12:28:00.000-04:002007-09-28T12:28:00.000-04:00"everything was simplified"Why do I love that stat..."everything was simplified"<BR/>Why do I love that statement so?<BR/>Glad you are reading once more. Elegant photojarvenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04709417058741577802noreply@blogger.com