tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post1229236346047350..comments2023-08-17T04:03:48.173-04:00Comments on leftbrainwrite: EARTHLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01110078016784294934noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-39305093148728856952010-04-25T15:05:12.239-04:002010-04-25T15:05:12.239-04:00Just wanted to say that both haiku and story are s...Just wanted to say that both haiku and story are so richly beautiful. Simply a pleasure to read.<br /><br />Hope your mom is doing better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-90015546345173327222010-04-25T13:15:07.397-04:002010-04-25T13:15:07.397-04:00Choked me up. Yeah, you got me again Linda and tha...Choked me up. Yeah, you got me again Linda and thank yuh.Donald Conradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11299995538611948494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-31651826126229555752010-04-25T08:21:20.900-04:002010-04-25T08:21:20.900-04:00As always, your writing is beautiful, powerful, aw...As always, your writing is beautiful, powerful, awesome!Laura Enohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982794146667832204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-58026661947555421232010-04-24T22:44:39.386-04:002010-04-24T22:44:39.386-04:00Pretty much what everyone else has said. Powerful...Pretty much what everyone else has said. Powerful stuff here, Linda.Christian Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03160609304010597116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-67919516200179139832010-04-24T21:40:57.642-04:002010-04-24T21:40:57.642-04:00Thank you all for reading. Kevin, it's nice to...Thank you all for reading. Kevin, it's nice to see you -- I'm slowly making the rounds and will pop over to your digs. <br /><br />Melissa, you always have the most amazing insights. I'd never thought of the hard/soft contrasts. Very cool. <br /><br />Jodi, I penned that haiku in my head while driving from NC back to Baltimore. Six hours -- lots of head writing to do. Thank you.<br /><br />Jai! Thank you for the award. I was having tremendous difficulty on my mother's antiquated dial-up getting around people's blogs. Catching up... Peace, LindaLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110078016784294934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-28404366050626652142010-04-24T15:09:24.886-04:002010-04-24T15:09:24.886-04:00Lovely.
JaiLovely.<br /><br />JaiJai Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858987106548357551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-89046345472869199482010-04-24T10:34:03.846-04:002010-04-24T10:34:03.846-04:00The haiku. WOW. What a beautiful vision. Its like ...The haiku. WOW. What a beautiful vision. Its like a 3-D painting in my mind's eye.<br /><br />This excerpt touched my heart (they all seem to do that). I love your writing, Linda.Jodi MacArthurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13373591664178281529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-16574888940258290572010-04-23T22:22:42.549-04:002010-04-23T22:22:42.549-04:00Beautiful, amazing two-fer, resonating back and fo...Beautiful, amazing two-fer, resonating back and forth in my mind. The haiku--so visual. Algae green MARBLE--soft and hard (even if "algae green" is simply supposed to be its color)--spinning, and that spinning is a mere speck in the eyes of God (here I actually saw the specks as flecks in an eye...)Ben and Phoebe, soft (Ben) and hard (Phoebe), Phoebe's memories and emotions spinning, softening, anchored by a hard tombstone, Ben's love...and the possibility of something bigger than death. <br /><br />Well, maybe you get the idea of where my thoughts were as I was reading... ;)Melissahttp://windspiritgirl.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-43081189590199987542010-04-23T21:19:56.384-04:002010-04-23T21:19:56.384-04:00Thank you for your gift of this Two-Fer, Linda. I ...Thank you for your gift of this Two-Fer, Linda. I am stunned into silence by your writing. Beautiful.KjMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691028465137798738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-77959987572946930262010-04-23T20:53:11.886-04:002010-04-23T20:53:11.886-04:00Hey all, thanks for reading. Marisa, I swear, you ...Hey all, thanks for reading. Marisa, I swear, you are almost always the first person to comment on my stuff - thank you!<br /><br />Marc, Brattle Street runs through Harvard Square - it IS such a great name, isn't it? The cemetery also is real, I've spent a lot of time wandering there.<br /><br />Long, long, LONG week (mom broke her hip), so I am finally back in my own home and going to sleep in my own bed. Peace, LindaLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110078016784294934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-37975528485349213052010-04-23T17:56:18.767-04:002010-04-23T17:56:18.767-04:00You're writing is so vivid, I feel as though I...You're writing is so vivid, I feel as though I have visited this place before... beautiful.<br /><br />~2Tomara Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17185889402088565686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-61916642931953108402010-04-23T14:47:06.385-04:002010-04-23T14:47:06.385-04:00Agreeing with all the comments here. I just wanted...Agreeing with all the comments here. I just wanted to ask if there really is a Brattle Street because it is such a great name if there isn't - rich and evocative and plosive - kudos to you for making it up.Sulci Collectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03293833259808943096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-2373557461529606952010-04-23T14:20:33.495-04:002010-04-23T14:20:33.495-04:00That beginning, the 'algae-blue marble'......That beginning, the 'algae-blue marble'...Wow. I don't know how you made the story itself stand up to that, but am not surprised that the story even surpasses it. <br /><br />Gorgeous work, as always Linda.Deanna Schrayerhttp://theothersideofdeanna.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-45179710564040924232010-04-23T14:05:48.709-04:002010-04-23T14:05:48.709-04:00The others said "powerful" and "hon...The others said "powerful" and "honest"... both appropriate. Again, beautiful writing. Glad I stopped by.peggyhttp://pegjet.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-25641931756545956022010-04-23T13:14:55.527-04:002010-04-23T13:14:55.527-04:00Lovely poetry and prose, Linda. Hope your mother i...Lovely poetry and prose, Linda. Hope your mother is feeling a bit better today.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-15838498256774961832010-04-23T08:42:59.931-04:002010-04-23T08:42:59.931-04:00You are definitely one of my favorites, Linda. You...You are definitely one of my favorites, Linda. Your writing transports me, brings me to tears, and forces me to laugh. Fantastic.Carrie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093923008179106837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-51991454875945777152010-04-23T07:14:15.112-04:002010-04-23T07:14:15.112-04:00Your writing is always so honest. I think that is ...Your writing is always so honest. I think that is why it stands out so.Lauritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688820247531607677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-58797544153480496852010-04-23T01:02:15.661-04:002010-04-23T01:02:15.661-04:00I wholeheartedly agree with Marisa... Such strong ...I wholeheartedly agree with Marisa... Such strong emotion in this. Bravely written.<br /><br />Awesome haiku as well...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413377601369107260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-50018485755288493492010-04-22T22:30:04.581-04:002010-04-22T22:30:04.581-04:00As is always the case with your stories, this one ...As is always the case with your stories, this one is full of descriptive beauty and power.Marisa Birnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17945909737147497606noreply@blogger.com