tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post765930299154526325..comments2024-03-20T16:46:13.343-04:00Comments on Marly Youmans / The Palace at 2:00 a.m. / poems, stories, novels: Poetry-and-novel roundupMarly Youmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-5144922724496412212015-07-17T16:42:08.123-04:002015-07-17T16:42:08.123-04:00Good! I hope the same for you--much luck with the ...Good! I hope the same for you--much luck with the book.Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-39997762448827361592015-07-17T12:37:21.795-04:002015-07-17T12:37:21.795-04:00I am really looking forward to Maze of Blood! Tak...I am really looking forward to Maze of Blood! Taking a break from Internet till fall as I have so much work to do, but wanted to :wave: at you before I leave. Have a wonderful summer.Jane Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05914649664507501849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-60055561731847676922015-07-15T23:09:32.622-04:002015-07-15T23:09:32.622-04:00Thanks, Marja-Leena--glad you found something to l...Thanks, Marja-Leena--glad you found something to like!<br /><br />It's past eleven, and we're just home from a torchlight, firelight Court of Honor Eagle ceremony. Was beautifully written and delivered. Good words, good friends, good achievement. All good.Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-57645329050706869552015-07-15T23:07:53.056-04:002015-07-15T23:07:53.056-04:00Well, I'll be curious to see what you think. C...Well, I'll be curious to see what you think. Carey certainly intended this as an act of love.Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-91140218226695595692015-07-15T17:54:11.711-04:002015-07-15T17:54:11.711-04:00Congratulations to mom and dad and graduating chil...Congratulations to mom and dad and graduating children, all grown up and stepping into a new future of hopes and dreams! Happy days!<br /><br />So much wonderful reading here... I love your phrase:<br /><br />Your thread<br />Of life, snarled<br />And knotted—marja-leenahttp://www.marja-leena-rathje.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-80660490664277769602015-07-15T17:36:42.657-04:002015-07-15T17:36:42.657-04:00I will explore. To celebrate a human being and mou...I will explore. To celebrate a human being and mourn the dead seems appropriate. To make the division between policemen killed and policemen who kill seems an unfortunate bifurcation. But what the hell do I know! And I look forward to seeing which side of the division receives positive attention even as I anticipate negative attention. But I'll wait and see.R.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13220814349193561823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-65291002443047733442015-07-15T09:55:23.482-04:002015-07-15T09:55:23.482-04:00The brief is to celebrate a human being, not to ju...The brief is to celebrate a human being, not to judge--to mourn a loss, no matter who is lost.Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-88251137875499221522015-07-15T09:40:50.462-04:002015-07-15T09:40:50.462-04:00Marly, I will explore the Lament for the Dead proj...Marly, I will explore the Lament for the Dead project, but I confess at the outset: I am wary of the political overtones of the project (i.e., opening the door to unjustifiable indictments of police officers who are justified in the shootings); however, I am sure that my misgivings are misplaced and inappropriate. Hmmm.R.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13220814349193561823noreply@blogger.com