tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post6090784253284582493..comments2024-03-20T16:46:13.343-04:00Comments on Marly Youmans / The Palace at 2:00 a.m. / poems, stories, novels: Facebook, twitter, words, us--Marly Youmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-54797086145073971242013-06-26T09:31:12.769-04:002013-06-26T09:31:12.769-04:00I just . . . persist. I think that's it. And u...I just . . . persist. I think that's it. And use the internet in little bits of time that are too small for other things.<br /><br />Didn't know I had that much infuence, Robbi! Thanks.marlyhttp://www.thepalaceat2.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-37683070681340793532013-06-26T09:20:06.311-04:002013-06-26T09:20:06.311-04:00I have always admired and wondered at your ability...I have always admired and wondered at your ability to balance such a busy writing life with a large presence on social media. It's just more writing, isn't it, and that with a more immediate and interactive audience?<br />Interesting reflection, and I hope you'll have more to say about this another time.<br />Thank you for dragging me kicking and screaming into the network, and thanksRobbi N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04881145195435485238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-13830301982975425532013-06-26T08:59:54.990-04:002013-06-26T08:59:54.990-04:00Yes, I think that "being there" matters,...Yes, I think that "being there" matters, too, though it is said to think that for some, there is no "being there" in daily life in the flesh...<br /><br />marlyhttp://www.thepalaceat2.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-36431642882386646542013-06-26T08:45:27.433-04:002013-06-26T08:45:27.433-04:00When someone dies, too often those who are left ha...When someone dies, too often those who are left have no one to discuss their feelings with. <br />People like to offer solutions (or platitudes with the appearance of a solution) and to try and 'fix' things.<br />So people say little - embarrassed by the lack of any logically useful input open to them.<br />Those who are left grieving most deeply often have to deal with daily life until Paul Digbynoreply@blogger.com