tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post4424759545162098738..comments2024-03-29T08:07:36.632-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: On throwing out your lifeJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-29818663343653539642007-07-31T21:23:00.000-04:002007-07-31T21:23:00.000-04:00Since I live in my head most of the time, I can wa...Since I live in my head most of the time, I can walk over a pile of unread magazines and not even see them. But I AM very proud of how clear my desk is since I've detoxed my office. It's almost like someone else works here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-21531357319642953422007-07-29T21:03:00.000-04:002007-07-29T21:03:00.000-04:00Enjoyed this post very much. I think writers have ...Enjoyed this post very much. I think writers have enough "mind clutter" going on in their heads most of the time that they can't afford a lot of clutter in their physical space. I know I can't. The pile of unread magazines is both a distraction and a temptation. The prior revisions, well, who knows if they'll ever fetch anything on eBay. The visual "starters" cut out from magazines and photographs will yellow and age and I'll wonder years later what story I had in mind when I cut them out.<BR/><BR/>Everyone has their own clutter comfort zone. Mine is quite sparse. It keeps my brain calm and contained. The only thing that doesn't seem to jam me up is the pile of unread books beckoning for attention in between writing novels.Felicia Donovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03556232226152556397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-10591017914389769072007-07-27T10:36:00.000-04:002007-07-27T10:36:00.000-04:00I kept diaries all through my teens and my twentie...<I>I kept diaries all through my teens and my twenties ...</I> "<BR/><BR/>Fascinating! I never could tell the truth when I started a diary. And, Jan, yes yes yes: <BR/><BR/><I> ...provided material for me to write a memoir-type essay about teenage lying... </I> <BR/><BR/>How smart of you! I am very impressed!GhostFolk.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942600698461250382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5252685681950026552007-07-27T10:31:00.000-04:002007-07-27T10:31:00.000-04:00P.S. And welcome!! You can double post with us any...P.S. <BR/><BR/>And welcome!! You can double post with us any time!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-66720880716012897582007-07-27T10:29:00.000-04:002007-07-27T10:29:00.000-04:00Hey Greenminute,I LOVE that idea: Heaven full of c...Hey Greenminute,<BR/>I LOVE that idea: Heaven full of clutter! I've never started a memoir, but I kept diaries all through my teens and my twenties, which, sadly, provides proof-positive that I was astoundingly self-absorbed. Puts a different spin on parenting my own teens. It also provided material for me to write a memoir-type essay about teenage lying that I really like and will someday find a home for...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7244879530421348952007-07-27T10:22:00.000-04:002007-07-27T10:22:00.000-04:00Ugh. Sorry for the double-post. ##@@!**%!!**## I...<B> Ugh.</B> Sorry for the double-post. ##@@!**%!!**## <BR/><BR/>I am new to blogging and was referred to yours by Nancy Pickard. Hope you don't mind.GhostFolk.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942600698461250382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-74776988077070701632007-07-27T10:21:00.000-04:002007-07-27T10:21:00.000-04:00I like to think heaven has a bunch of clutter. Wo...I like to think heaven has a bunch of clutter. Wouldn't it be awful if the inner dome of eternity looked something like a dentist's office?<BR/><BR/>And wasn't the Garden of Eden pretty much gummed up with stuff? <BR/><BR/>Actually, the clearing out of my own past lives is something I've done a few times and, regretfully, I have always found it VERY beneficial.<BR/><BR/>Julie, a past girlfriend of mine, died recently. We were students together and kindred spirits for years. And years. She knew me through two marriages. <BR/><BR/>Her sister called and said she had found a couple boxes of my old letters, photos, artwork under the bed. She asked if I wanted them back.<BR/><BR/>The hardest thing I have ever done on the spot was to find a kind way of saying No, not really. <BR/><BR/>I remember Julie quite well and I really don't need ro re-live a me I didn't quite become. I mean, I don't need to remember me beyond what I already carry in my... uh, heart.<BR/><BR/><B>Has anyone ever started a memoirs? </B> Even just for fun? I wonder whether the scraps of our past doings would be helpful reference or just get in the way of the mental and emotional trip backwards.<BR/><BR/>I can see my memoirs beginning: "There was a time I went to school. I don't remember when exactly..."GhostFolk.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942600698461250382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-74994263550490309282007-07-27T10:15:00.000-04:002007-07-27T10:15:00.000-04:00I like to think heaven has a bunch of clutter. Wo...I like to think heaven has a bunch of clutter. Wouldn't it be awful if the inner dome of eternity looked something like a dentist's office?<BR/><BR/>And wasn't the Garden of Eden pretty much gummed up with stuff? <BR/><BR/>Actually, the clearing out of my own past lives is something I've done a few times and, regretfully, I have always found it beneficial.<BR/><BR/>Julie, a past girlfriend of mine, died recently. We were students together and kindred spirits for years. And years. She knew me through two marriages. <BR/><BR/>Her sister called and said she had found a couple boxes of my old letters, photos, artwork under the bed. She asked if I wanted them back.<BR/><BR/>The hardest thing I have ever done on the spot was to find a kind way of saying No, not really.<BR/><BR/>I remember Julie quite well. I don't want to remember me beyond what I can carry in my... uh, heart. <BR/><BR/>Has anyone ever started a memoir? Even just for play? I was wondering if the pieces of scrap from our past would be helpful at all...GhostFolk.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942600698461250382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41739819698072980702007-07-24T10:28:00.000-04:002007-07-24T10:28:00.000-04:00Maybe its the deep down knowledge that our time he...Maybe its the deep down knowledge that our time here is short, so we better document and celebrate it. Either that, or it's she-who-has-the-most-stuff wins.<BR/><BR/>I LOVE that quote Ro. Also Hank's roller coaster philosophy. You need a whole amusement part of that to keep plugging in the writing biz, that's for sure!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-53391625552325856012007-07-23T23:15:00.000-04:002007-07-23T23:15:00.000-04:00Oh. I used to have a clipping of a roller coaster ...Oh. I used to have a clipping of a roller coaster on my bulletin board, too. I used to it remind me--when you're up, don't be too happy, the only way to go next is down. And when you're down, don't be too sad, the only way to go next is up. Emotional physics.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-86470845358917694772007-07-23T22:53:00.000-04:002007-07-23T22:53:00.000-04:00I just noticed, stuck to my bulletin board, yet an...I just noticed, stuck to my bulletin board, yet another thing a tore out of a magazine and felt the need to keep...it's a picture of people on a retro looking amusement park ride with the quote "All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on." Havelock Ellis...Pretty good advice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-60323067514050866712007-07-23T19:27:00.000-04:002007-07-23T19:27:00.000-04:00And Jan--or anyone--what do you think is that tini...And Jan--or anyone--what do you think is that tiniest bit of the human need? I save, therefore I am?Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.com