tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post349808321121633849..comments2023-10-01T11:34:38.534-04:00Comments on Country Weekend ~: detourJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11774484903569370169noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-57956088816485041152013-02-24T08:53:44.056-05:002013-02-24T08:53:44.056-05:00I'm not a huge fan of short stories. I like to...I'm not a huge fan of short stories. I like to get lost in a story, and with short stories there just never seems to be enough of them. that said, I love Tove Jansson. and her stories are as short as it gets. have you read anything by her?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-85952360903244653042013-02-21T15:43:51.393-05:002013-02-21T15:43:51.393-05:00Hi Jen, I'm not a short story lover either, I ...Hi Jen, I'm not a short story lover either, I find they just get interesting and then finish, I prefer a longer read with more of a build up. <br />Are those sweet peas real? I can almost smell them!Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00462752559193522943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-33829717865513470552013-02-21T12:57:49.324-05:002013-02-21T12:57:49.324-05:00I'm not much for short stories, but i'm no...I'm not much for short stories, but i'm not sure why. I'll have to check the ones you mentioned. Really liking Dog Stars btw.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110821218504320156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-86022402849705070712013-02-21T07:51:04.238-05:002013-02-21T07:51:04.238-05:00I love William Trevor's stories. Also Reynolds...I love William Trevor's stories. Also Reynolds Price. I always think of them together for some reason.<br /><br />Thank you for the recommendations--I look forward to reading them.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606982492407185097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-12398476408026549282013-02-21T07:37:47.157-05:002013-02-21T07:37:47.157-05:00I don't think I ever read it--will look for it...I don't think I ever read it--will look for it today!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606982492407185097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-81188964935782880102013-02-21T07:36:07.184-05:002013-02-21T07:36:07.184-05:00I think the title of the painting is The Pond, so ...I think the title of the painting is The Pond, so you are right--it's water and reflections. You recommended an Ishiguro collection of stories that I enjoyed. As soon as I made my list above, I started thinking of others.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606982492407185097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-71179769216628720292013-02-21T07:34:15.702-05:002013-02-21T07:34:15.702-05:00Thanks!Thanks!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606982492407185097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-40772339676019823542013-02-21T04:10:08.704-05:002013-02-21T04:10:08.704-05:00Hello Jen:
We are huge fans of the short story whi...Hello Jen:<br />We are huge fans of the short story which, when successful, we believe to be one of the most difficult of all forms of fiction writing. In support of your interest in Irish writers, may we recommend William Trevor [whose short stories are truly brilliant]and Jennifer Johnston, both of whom we greatly admire. For a taste of Hungarian life, in the form of the short story, then you might like to try 'Homecoming and Other Stories' by Árpád Góncz. In the way of non fiction, and to give an insight into Hungary over the past fifty or so years, we should point you in the direction of 'A Good Comrade - János Kádár, Communism and Hungary' by Roger Gough.<br /><br />We are so often reminded here of the terrible atrocities which have been committed to secure political ends that we can readily understand your feelings about 'Gulag'. Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-38989245971636549092013-02-21T01:43:24.373-05:002013-02-21T01:43:24.373-05:00I never got over "The Lottery" by Shirle...I never got over "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. I read her biography and I think she wrote it in a room next to a dinner party she was giving, and was rather tipsy, and completed it in one evening. The reviewer for The New York Times Review of Books loved most of St. Lucy's Home for Girls . . . You must give us your review. Why not start with the one you're reading now.<br /><br />Lovely painting -- rather in the same vein as your photos of your stream.leaves on the Raney Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711219595014372212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-84386243864029547412013-02-21T01:13:56.675-05:002013-02-21T01:13:56.675-05:00I love the multicolored-water like painting. And o...I love the multicolored-water like painting. And of course I like to read some short stories. Sometimes so many details are described in them and I wonder which is important for the story...haricothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052133324297115131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-40811652134100727882013-02-20T19:53:48.199-05:002013-02-20T19:53:48.199-05:00Love the first photo!
www.rsrue.blogspot.comLove the first photo!<br />www.rsrue.blogspot.comR's Ruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05711563217099699047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-57522175336338780782013-02-20T19:26:29.568-05:002013-02-20T19:26:29.568-05:00I loved Voyage!
It was McCalls magazine which is...I loved Voyage! <br /><br />It was McCalls magazine which is no longer. And it wasn't a real job. Just freelancing. At least they published stories. I doubt if any women's mags do now.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606982492407185097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-37358022271547635392013-02-20T19:23:26.169-05:002013-02-20T19:23:26.169-05:00Yes, she's wonderful!Yes, she's wonderful!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606982492407185097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-70081806227814146812013-02-20T19:22:22.340-05:002013-02-20T19:22:22.340-05:00Flannery O'Connor too! John Cheever. Grace Pal...Flannery O'Connor too! John Cheever. Grace Paley. Alice Munro. I seem to remember you mentioning short stories you were enjoying by Edith Wharton and someone else. Ford Madox Ford?Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606982492407185097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-10138929149751642142013-02-20T19:17:53.150-05:002013-02-20T19:17:53.150-05:00You Might Like Do the Windows Open--the main chara...You Might Like Do the Windows Open--the main character in the stories is a wonderfully neurotic photographer, and the stories are very funny.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606982492407185097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-17594941172538146682013-02-20T17:09:28.961-05:002013-02-20T17:09:28.961-05:00I LOVE Ship Fever. Did you ever read Voyage of the...I LOVE Ship Fever. Did you ever read Voyage of the Narwal? I lent it to someone and they never returned it, I was so upset. Please don't tell me that the job you describe was for Macfadden Publishing... because if it was we have a lot more in common than we think.Ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10548038213207928436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-82604718135067866262013-02-20T14:55:45.231-05:002013-02-20T14:55:45.231-05:00What a fascinating job description that would have...What a fascinating job description that would have been. I love how you can see both sides of that particular 'story', no pun intended! Thanks for reminding me about short stories. I adore Katherine Mansfields and never tire of re-reading them.Amanda (Small Acorns)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04090007601440404545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-4493063811378738162013-02-20T14:09:38.144-05:002013-02-20T14:09:38.144-05:00While some authors need a larger space to work in,...While some authors need a larger space to work in, others have a special flair for short stories, such as Edgar Allen Poe, A. Conan Doyle, Eudora Welty, etc. Perhaps some beginning writers try to be too "writerly", to the consternation of those who have to read their efforts by the carton.<br />--Road to Parnassus Parnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-57266325542411663752013-02-20T13:11:55.172-05:002013-02-20T13:11:55.172-05:00The sweet peas are....sweet, so gentle and delicat...The sweet peas are....sweet, so gentle and delicate. I'm not much for short stories, reading or writing them. They've never been something I can enjoy.Ashlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07056573219551250815noreply@blogger.com