tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050210624343654411.post3705839328943950774..comments2023-05-04T08:55:45.336-04:00Comments on our stories, ourselves: Our Stories, Ourselvesemma d drydenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08742492495749128209noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050210624343654411.post-30668216971911998612012-11-15T20:37:09.228-05:002012-11-15T20:37:09.228-05:00Thanks so much, Betsy! I love the notion of everyt...Thanks so much, Betsy! I love the notion of everything you write being some form of memoir. xoemma d drydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08742492495749128209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050210624343654411.post-41696611747382360472012-11-15T20:36:37.123-05:002012-11-15T20:36:37.123-05:00I agree. The kind of person I am informs my books ...I agree. The kind of person I am informs my books since everything to me is a form of memoir. I've always told myself my books will get deeper if I get deeper, more compassionate if I head in that direction. I've seen that happen with my son's poems as well. Betsy xoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050210624343654411.post-7706144935350589052012-11-15T19:04:20.772-05:002012-11-15T19:04:20.772-05:00Best wishes to you on this journey, Carol.Best wishes to you on this journey, Carol.emma d drydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08742492495749128209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050210624343654411.post-59526306080261474982012-11-15T18:57:34.260-05:002012-11-15T18:57:34.260-05:00Thanks for sharing this. IT is very bittersweet. A...Thanks for sharing this. IT is very bittersweet. And although my mother never wrote or published books, she is at a similar time in her life. One we will all, hopefully, get to. Best wishes. Carol Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444182118975929045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050210624343654411.post-83585868991470056422012-11-15T15:48:09.620-05:002012-11-15T15:48:09.620-05:00Thanks for taking a look at my blog, Amy!Thanks for taking a look at my blog, Amy!emma d drydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08742492495749128209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050210624343654411.post-74573165963825144672012-11-15T15:19:54.564-05:002012-11-15T15:19:54.564-05:00I came here via a link from Harold Underdown, and ...I came here via a link from Harold Underdown, and I'm so glad I did. Thank you so much for leading me to Crescent Dragonwagon's essay. What a profoundly beautiful piece. As you say, so much to embrace. Amy Butler Greenfieldhttp://www.amybutlergreenfield.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050210624343654411.post-35830432168748519922012-11-15T13:57:19.090-05:002012-11-15T13:57:19.090-05:00Exactly - the borders are soft between our stories...Exactly - the borders are soft between our stories and our lives. Thanks for your nice comment.emma d drydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08742492495749128209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050210624343654411.post-72157910182922837932012-11-15T13:56:15.589-05:002012-11-15T13:56:15.589-05:00I love this idea and it seems we're sharing a ...I love this idea and it seems we're sharing a mindspace. I wrote something similar on my blog today while discussing Sharon Creech's new book The Great Unexpected, that there may not be borders between stories and our lives.Melissa Sarnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11215683401795724259noreply@blogger.com