tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215036862051955994.post6261265075982195611..comments2023-04-07T23:13:18.502-10:00Comments on Marks in the Margin: The Other LanguageRichard Katzevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03466537940588392927noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215036862051955994.post-51652483797974716832014-06-10T06:42:50.112-10:002014-06-10T06:42:50.112-10:00I don't recall any. But many take place in It...I don't recall any. But many take place in Italy and those are both sad and happy. Life is sad and happy, some times sadder than other times or happier than other times. In the stories there were moments of exile that were exhilarating, but they never ended that way. Life rarely ends in an exhilarating way.Richard Katzevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03466537940588392927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215036862051955994.post-63985602763745272882014-06-10T06:05:46.316-10:002014-06-10T06:05:46.316-10:00This sounds like a lovely collection. It sounds so...This sounds like a lovely collection. It sounds sort of sad though. Were there elements that keep it from becoming just one sad story after another?Stefaniehttp://somanybooksblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215036862051955994.post-81654242641813706602014-06-09T09:39:23.091-10:002014-06-09T09:39:23.091-10:00I feel the same, Linda. It's hard to believe ...I feel the same, Linda. It's hard to believe I did what I did "back then." <br /><br />A short story as a poem--I never heard that before. What an interesting way to describe a short story.<br /><br />I had no idea you'd written two more posts. <br />Richard Katzevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03466537940588392927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215036862051955994.post-1967262043407976762014-06-09T08:42:35.296-10:002014-06-09T08:42:35.296-10:00Time does indeed take its toll. I look back on my ...Time does indeed take its toll. I look back on my younger self and I don't know who that woman was. I love short stories - when done right, they come close to poetry.<br /><br />So, here goes another one on my reading list! I can't keep up with you, in writing or reading!<br /><br />But I have got a couple more posts up if you care to have a look:<br /><br />http://commonplacefortheuncommon.com/<br /><br />LindaLindanoreply@blogger.com