tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462459107482092565.post8029449023056055371..comments2023-10-15T01:52:37.582-07:00Comments on Rambling Chicken: Vignette: TreasuresMarthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06115821731964909442noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462459107482092565.post-36395155564934304052010-12-17T20:26:38.380-08:002010-12-17T20:26:38.380-08:00No, no, no, Happy Dog. I am in complete and total ...No, no, no, Happy Dog. I am in complete and total agreement with a "just post it!" philosophy. (And your posts are great.) Poking perfectionism in the eye is actually one of my more firmly held philosophies.<br /><br />On my perfume blog, I can follow my own advice; I post good and bad and random, indiscriminately. It's when I'm posting writing _as writing_ that I occasionally struggle with decreeing that good enough is good enough.<br /><br />On that question mark... yes, I think it's something like, "Mom? Is your brain still in there or did it step out for a breath of air?" Sort of like a person might yoo-hoo at you and wave their hand in front of your eyes to see if you're awake.<br /><br />Sort of.<br /><br />Hmmm.Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115821731964909442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462459107482092565.post-23929433665028053132010-12-17T20:20:29.273-08:002010-12-17T20:20:29.273-08:00Thanks, Random Chick!Thanks, Random Chick!Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115821731964909442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462459107482092565.post-821632250506339272010-12-17T15:25:15.843-08:002010-12-17T15:25:15.843-08:00Geesh, you humble me. You actually decide what'...Geesh, you humble me. You actually decide what's blog-worthy? I guess I should get a bit tougher on myself about what I post. I fear that if I start holding myself to a rubric of any kind, I'll never post anything again. BTW, you should ignore my advice. Anyone who has TWO typos in a single comment should not be taken seriously.<br /><br />But re: the question mark. Is she saying it like "Mom? Are you seriously saying that?" or "Mom? Are you listening to me?" or "Mom? Huh?"<br /><br />It just occurred to me that MAYBE you could interrupt the daughter (who is a kick-ass character, clearly the grown-up here) and maybe do it like this:<br /><br />Mom?<br />Mmm-hmm?<br />I was four.<br /><br />Because then the question would SOUND like a question, with the upspeak. Otherwise, because the words are so short, and the line is so short, it all runs together visually and a comma seems more appropriate.<br /><br />My god, I must bore my friends. Did I really just write all that about a punctuation mark?<br /><br />Anyway, loving your stuff with or without question marks.Happy Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01956236998473734252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462459107482092565.post-83161599555570029592010-12-16T12:34:37.272-08:002010-12-16T12:34:37.272-08:00Ha ha ha! That was great.Ha ha ha! That was great.Random Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14845600890470354063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462459107482092565.post-14876105908230024112010-12-15T23:22:55.020-08:002010-12-15T23:22:55.020-08:00ladaisi! Thank you! I'm still writing; no doub...ladaisi! Thank you! I'm still writing; no doubt something bloggable will emerge in not too long. :)Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115821731964909442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462459107482092565.post-67589479344806451682010-12-15T23:19:57.883-08:002010-12-15T23:19:57.883-08:00Yo, Happy Dog! Hmmm. I need to think about why I l...Yo, Happy Dog! Hmmm. I need to think about why I like that question mark, because I do. I think that I see the daughter as being fairly controlled, because as I imagine it she's had essentially the same conversation hundreds of times before, about hundreds of different pieces of junk. At this point she's just sort of batting the ball back out of habit.<br /><br />I've been slacking off on the vignettes. The 200 words are still sort of coming along, but lately they're not good enough to blog.Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115821731964909442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462459107482092565.post-88101036842325847172010-12-15T23:17:35.806-08:002010-12-15T23:17:35.806-08:00Hey, Melody! Thank you. I'm glad that I hit it...Hey, Melody! Thank you. I'm glad that I hit it right; I know enough hoarder/packrat types that I hoped I would. :)Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115821731964909442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462459107482092565.post-29906794235676370202010-12-14T17:03:01.713-08:002010-12-14T17:03:01.713-08:00I do love your posts.
There is so much truth in t...I do love your posts.<br /><br />There is so much truth in them.<br /><br />And humor.<br /><br />You're wonderful, please keep writing.<br /><br />- Lauren<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ladaisi.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Ladaisi Blog</a>ladaisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05348955254558187266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462459107482092565.post-42155500091436379512010-12-13T19:17:55.536-08:002010-12-13T19:17:55.536-08:00Teeny little typo: "An sewing pattern..."...Teeny little typo: "An sewing pattern..."<br /><br />My favorite line is "Mom? I was four." I don't like the question mark, though. I think you character is a too indignant at this point for a question mark, unless she is just incredulous, in which case, save the "I was four" line for another part. I'd like to see the mom thrown off balance by the "I was four" line, but I can appreciate the fact that she hardly notices it. <br /><br />Anyway, I am feeling inspired by you to try some dialogue myself. I used to kind of be known for it in college creative writing, but that was 20 years ago, so who knows now. <br /><br />More vignettes, please. I love 'em.Happy Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01956236998473734252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462459107482092565.post-77908270760489982232010-12-12T06:30:41.374-08:002010-12-12T06:30:41.374-08:00I love this. Beautifully written. My own mother is...I love this. Beautifully written. My own mother is a pack-rat and so this conversation makes total sense to me. THIS is great.Melody206https://www.blogger.com/profile/03952070046122971250noreply@blogger.com