tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post2654248113829969971..comments2023-12-25T00:38:19.500-08:00Comments on Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Rubber BulletsSarah Stevensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-57954481560651897142008-09-12T13:25:00.000-07:002008-09-12T13:25:00.000-07:00Well, Gail, we also have to continue to, er, strif...Well, Gail, we also have to continue to, er, strife. We <I>wrestle</I> and <I>wrangle</I> with life. Really. Strife works perfectly...tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-5648430579480427682008-09-12T13:11:00.000-07:002008-09-12T13:11:00.000-07:00Oops. It makes us continue to strive. My use of st...Oops. It makes us continue to <I>strive</I>. My use of strife may indicate some deep rooted, simmering problem.Gail Gauthierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673131515563387968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-28222968612342622452008-09-11T16:43:00.000-07:002008-09-11T16:43:00.000-07:00Perhaps it's a good thing if we don't ever get pas...Perhaps it's a good thing if we don't ever get past feeling that we're just making faces to entertain. It's what makes us continue to strife.Gail Gauthierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673131515563387968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-67340511019270582462008-09-11T11:59:00.000-07:002008-09-11T11:59:00.000-07:00Just...wow. And all I can think is, if only I coul...Just...wow. And all I can think is, if only I could just get to the place where I'm deemed worthy to entertain the anonymous masses; <I>then</I>, when people are actually reading it (or not), I suppose I'll truly worry if my work has relevance. <BR/><BR/>Strange to think that these fears don't go away upon publication or upon career success; they just mutate into new and exciting forms. Evidently a career in the arts is where the wild things are...Sarah Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-41621553816892582032008-09-11T04:23:00.000-07:002008-09-11T04:23:00.000-07:00Your writing experience may suck at this moment, b...Your writing experience may suck at this moment, but you do not.<BR/><BR/>Art may be how the world heals. Healing can be painful. And crooked. And frustrating. <BR/><BR/> But I can't tell you how many times my whole self has been saved by one moment of beauty. One string of words. One image. One thing created by another human being that says: you are not alone. I stand with you. <BR/><BR/>"But Tony is my friend." Exactly, Mr. Sendak.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.com