tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783604029558431761.post6890235835837312538..comments2023-10-30T05:55:23.226-06:00Comments on How About Now?: Dirty Little Secrets 2 (You Must Be This Tall to Ride This Ride)Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04608028066791266054noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783604029558431761.post-77752984148989870412007-05-07T17:17:00.000-06:002007-05-07T17:17:00.000-06:00Writing has always been my connection to sanity. A...Writing has always been my connection to sanity. As much as I love C. and my kids, if I could not write, I would likely find a bridge to jump off. Or something equivalent.<BR/><BR/>You're scary. I don't know if that's art, but you are an original. That's something few writers can claim.Tom Painehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00161506345580238037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783604029558431761.post-4093710158723437752007-05-06T20:57:00.000-06:002007-05-06T20:57:00.000-06:00Thank you and yes.Anonymous - see next post :)Thank you and yes.<BR/><BR/>Anonymous - see next post :)Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04608028066791266054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783604029558431761.post-78044349295210308512007-05-06T19:17:00.000-06:002007-05-06T19:17:00.000-06:00to be able to write this well and prolifically (an...<I>to be able to write this well and prolifically (and hey, it's ego but I know when I'm good) I would do it.</I><BR/><BR/>Yes you absolutely are.<BR/><BR/>I don't know if extraordinary experiences are always necessary for extraordinary writing, but I'm quite sure they usually are. The kind that more than specialists find interesting, in any event.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783604029558431761.post-28932685332563301212007-05-06T05:54:00.000-06:002007-05-06T05:54:00.000-06:00Mandy, you blow my mind. Truly. It's like you take...Mandy, you blow my mind. Truly. It's like you take my thoughts (like experiencing in order to write) and just push them to the nth degree. Things that are just vague notions to me, you grab and shake and pull apart to make sure you truly understand the essence. Well done, girl.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783604029558431761.post-21499398383427325702007-05-06T05:25:00.000-06:002007-05-06T05:25:00.000-06:00There are people who live and there are people who...There are people who live and there are people who exist.<BR/><BR/>Better to be in the former.<BR/><BR/><BR/>A. Reader, Esq.<BR/><BR/>Ps: Nicely done Mandy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783604029558431761.post-33497730220869726442007-05-06T03:17:00.000-06:002007-05-06T03:17:00.000-06:00The writing that's coming from your experiences is...The writing that's coming from your experiences is excellent, but what of the costs? Is the thrill worth having to lie to your husband, betray his trust and potentially put his health at risk? Is the creative product worth choosing to be an untrustworthy person?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783604029558431761.post-69922331562518753302007-05-06T02:33:00.000-06:002007-05-06T02:33:00.000-06:00You know, it doeasn't matter what you do. Sometim...You know, it doeasn't matter what you do. Sometimes it matters that you know why you do it - which you do. But the important thing is that you hang on to your sense of self, and that you don't seem to have a problem doing at all. <BR/><BR/>I'm sure the writing must help tremendously, both for its cathartic therapeutic qualities, and because it lets you turn the mundane into something beautiful and valuable.<BR/><BR/>Kiss,<BR/>ZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com