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Comment on Where’s the OUTRAGE? by sallie reynolds

sallie reynolds — Tue, 08 May 2012 02:18:55 +0000

Ah, Rudy. A grand ginger tom. My neighbor used to call him my “red-headed lover” because he followed me everywhere, who knows to what end? He killed more squirrels than birds – bigger, more meat with less overall energy expended. The predator’s priority. He once left a dead eel by the bedside and I stepped on it in the dark. A transforming moment.

Yes, I’m the suburbanite in Stephanie’s story, though I don’t remember being so wise when so young. When I got older, I moved to the real sticks (billboards?), 15 miles from the nearest town, 60 miles from what’s called civilization, and am surrounded by creatures living according to their natures. There is, still, something in that to soothe rage, no matter what happens. At least for me.

An idea occurred to me recently: perhaps the tree is the perfect form of life. It makes its own food, makes its own oxygen, doesn’t argue forcefully with anyone, supports many smaller lives, communicates chemically, and is silent.

Comment on Occupy Wall Street: a spiritual movement? by StephanieGolden

StephanieGolden — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:31:30 +0000

Thank you so much! But sorry, I’m not that Stephanie Golden. No sisters, and no grandparents in PA.

Comment on Occupy Wall Street: a spiritual movement? by Christopher D.

Christopher D. — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:52:04 +0000

I’ve just read your wonderful piece. Wondering if your the same Stephanie Golden who had a sister named Elyssa? She was a close friend of mine in the early ’80′s but lost touch during college. I was also a family friend and knew her grandparents well, in PA.

Comment on Occupy Wall Street: a spiritual movement? by StephanieGolden

StephanieGolden — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:37:00 +0000

Thanks so much, Judy! I’m glad that came through.

Comment on Occupy Wall Street: a spiritual movement? by Judith D. Schwartz

Judith D. Schwartz — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:16:13 +0000

Great, thought-provoking piece, Stephanie — and really gave me a sense of the vibe down there.

Comment on Writer as flypaper by StephanieGolden

StephanieGolden — Tue, 10 May 2011 14:39:08 +0000

What a great connection, Lori! Thanks so much for letting me know about it. And your post is so brilliant itself that I have nothing more to say.

Comment on Writer as flypaper by Lori

Lori — Tue, 10 May 2011 06:07:59 +0000

I find the flypaper phenomenon to be very true. I found this posting because I Googled Margery Kempe. I was Googleing Margery Kempe because I am writing a research paper about her for my Medieval Literature class. I chose her to write about because she wrote a ‘fictionalized, non-fiction account of her spiritual journey’ . I found that fascinating because I am getting my MFA in creative writing and my thesis project is a fictionalized, non-fiction, finding yourself journey book. And all that led me to this blog by a writer exploring inspiration. Life is just brilliant. There is nothing more I can say.

Comment on The 99¢ store: what’s a book worth these days? by StephanieGolden

StephanieGolden — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:43:32 +0000

Rita, how great to hear from you.

There are some voices on the KindleBoards firmly opposed to 99c. But they’re talking about $2.99 instead. To sell a genre novel–especially if you don’t already have fans–it doesn’t seem you can go higher than that. You’re right, it’s a sad state of affairs. You could look at Smashwords and see what the prices are there, but I’ll bet there’s not much difference.

Comment on The 99¢ store: what’s a book worth these days? by Rita

Rita — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:38:17 +0000

Thought of selling my unpublished genre novels to Kindle. But 99-cents? Putting a value on our words as if they were a pound of potatoes is quite an apt way of putting it. I fear that in this digital age, we may be forced to rethink the concept of the value of writing, “monetizing” content (I have three books whose right have reverted to me, one of which I plan to update), and getting our works out there. No easy answers.

Comment on The 99¢ store: what’s a book worth these days? by StephanieGolden

StephanieGolden — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:29:49 +0000

You’re right–everything gets sucked into the marketplace and there’s no model left for areas of life that don’t necessarily fit it. The “information should be free” prophets advise introverted writers to change their business model and get paid by developing a following who will pay to come see them do public appearances. Yeah, right–my career goal.