tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post552821462660835450..comments2024-03-28T17:39:34.611-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Lucy is Remembering Old Friends #amwriting @LucyBurdetteJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-2446514749351988392023-06-05T10:40:47.008-04:002023-06-05T10:40:47.008-04:00Coming a little late to this conversation, but I i...Coming a little late to this conversation, but I it reminded me of the two men I dedicated my last book to. One was a supervisor of mine while I was a VISTA Volunteer (way back when) who taught me about social justice. The other was a UConn English professor, Tom Dulack, who ignited the classroom with his love of literature. I did receive a lovely email from Tom, now retired and an active playwright. It was great to re-connect. And best of luck with the book!<br />James Bennhttp://www.jamesrbenn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5217915886384014012023-05-25T18:29:43.318-04:002023-05-25T18:29:43.318-04:00xoxoxxoxoxLucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-26222068063170653252023-05-25T18:29:35.341-04:002023-05-25T18:29:35.341-04:00thanks so much Elisabeth!thanks so much Elisabeth!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64598119017871932642023-05-25T18:29:01.335-04:002023-05-25T18:29:01.335-04:00thanks Mary, you're a good friend to all of us...thanks Mary, you're a good friend to all of us writers!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-15175606998341869682023-05-25T18:28:37.938-04:002023-05-25T18:28:37.938-04:00Can't wait to read that one Hank!Can't wait to read that one Hank!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48161932053214761502023-05-25T18:10:36.387-04:002023-05-25T18:10:36.387-04:00Lucy, As you know, I loved this book! Everyone, go...Lucy, As you know, I loved this book! Everyone, go pre-order it!!!Jenn McKinlaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-80466180455758489692023-05-25T17:53:06.188-04:002023-05-25T17:53:06.188-04:00I don’t know if he would have minded. I didn’t wan...I don’t know if he would have minded. I didn’t want to hurt him, so I never told him. Their break up was his idea, and I know my friend was deeply hurt. He was even afraid to tell our family because he knew how much we loved her; he told our dad privately, and asked him to tell the rest of us. In the end, they both ended up happily married to other people. I adore my sister-in-law, and am really happy that they married each other. My friend was actually a wonderful source of moral support for me when my brother died suddenly a year and a half ago. <br /><br />DebRo Deb Romanonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-78166422763824868452023-05-25T16:24:16.626-04:002023-05-25T16:24:16.626-04:00Coralee, I cannot begin to understand what you and...Coralee, I cannot begin to understand what you and Amy are feeling right now. Just know that you have friends all over the world who are praying for her complete recovery!Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128026892155650398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35345999467987161952023-05-25T15:18:37.237-04:002023-05-25T15:18:37.237-04:00Lucy, a very inviting title! The gargoyles of New ...Lucy, a very inviting title! The gargoyles of New Haven haven’t crossed my mind in nearly 60 years. No friends from that long ago, but one from the mid1990s. We met in law school in Tacoma WA (she was the first of my friends who said “you’re old enough to be my mother.) when she was 25 and I was nearly 40. We’ve had a few in person visits and postcards from her travels and texting. Just remembered, her daughter turns 25 today! So many years of being “Aunt Elisabeth”! Good wishes for this book! ElisabethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-30040824386652691992023-05-25T15:01:03.537-04:002023-05-25T15:01:03.537-04:00Friendship . . . and chocolate . . . and very good...Friendship . . . and chocolate . . . and very good books. (Storyteller Mary)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-86437493693438036922023-05-25T14:15:35.223-04:002023-05-25T14:15:35.223-04:00Aw...this is the tenderest post. Aw. ANd you book...Aw...this is the tenderest post. Aw. ANd you book is incredible--you have such an amazing voice! ld friends, well, one found me after a recent book came out, and though it had been seriously forty years, we were just chatting away via email. Hmm. SO interesting! (and it plays in to my book in progress. Thank you! VERY VERY different from yours, of course!) HURRAY for Ingredients, and a cosmic wave of gratitude to your dear friend. Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50445909037743979112023-05-25T14:11:38.542-04:002023-05-25T14:11:38.542-04:00I'm so sorry about your old friend...I've ...I'm so sorry about your old friend...I've been in search of a friend who was my roommate in Paris and Avignon. Hope I will find her!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-4311421245157713782023-05-25T14:10:33.584-04:002023-05-25T14:10:33.584-04:00Thanks Kathy. I know, we were all robbed of so muc...Thanks Kathy. I know, we were all robbed of so much by stupid Covid. I'm so grateful we're emerging from that...Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-34661013024029545692023-05-25T14:09:22.303-04:002023-05-25T14:09:22.303-04:00That's sweet DebRo. Do you think your brother ...That's sweet DebRo. Do you think your brother would have minded?Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-749491842566671852023-05-25T14:08:31.338-04:002023-05-25T14:08:31.338-04:00What a wonderful mentor Kait!What a wonderful mentor Kait!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-3292515978788349232023-05-25T14:07:54.528-04:002023-05-25T14:07:54.528-04:00I'm so grateful to have my JRW friends!!I'm so grateful to have my JRW friends!!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-56593669404876308772023-05-25T14:07:32.445-04:002023-05-25T14:07:32.445-04:00thank you Diana, I appreciate that!thank you Diana, I appreciate that!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-28303222614825586692023-05-25T14:06:54.927-04:002023-05-25T14:06:54.927-04:00I know, doesn't she make it sound divine? Exce...I know, doesn't she make it sound divine? Except learning Portuguese--ooh la la!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-29280684250117588292023-05-25T14:06:06.896-04:002023-05-25T14:06:06.896-04:00Tigers yes! thanks for visiting here today, and co...Tigers yes! thanks for visiting here today, and come back soon!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-51369473896985325202023-05-25T13:37:43.304-04:002023-05-25T13:37:43.304-04:00Old friends! Your column comes at a time when I...Old friends! Your column comes at a time when I'm planning to meet up with several old friends from my junior year abroad. The ones that are joining me in revisiting old haunts are so special to me--you form strong bonds when you are all far from home. But I also think with sadness about the ones who either cannot join us or who have died, including my boyfriend that whole year. Just heard of yet another friend who died out of that group--I went out on one date with him, and decided that he was a nice guy, but not for me. I introduced him to my college roommate, and after one dance, they were joined at the hip! He went on to a brilliant career and a saw him once more and we corresponded by email fairly recently. Hard to believe he's gone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-53086719411594752102023-05-25T13:30:58.382-04:002023-05-25T13:30:58.382-04:00In 2012, I attended my 40th high school reunion, a...In 2012, I attended my 40th high school reunion, and talk about reconnecting, it brought a renewal of friendships with some dear women with whom I started having dinners when visiting my hometown and even a meet-up in Key West. And, there were two male friendships that became dear to me, and they were included in our "girls" dinners, too. Unfortunately, the two dear men have passed, but I so treasure the time of reconnection we were given. So, by 2020, we girls were in the habit of getting together when I'd come for a hometown visit, and I even started staying with one of them instead of at my brother's or a hotel. Then, March 2020 hit, and it's been three and a half years since I've seen my hometown crew. I am planning a trip this year, but I sometimes get really pissed at how we were robbed of those years at a time when every year has started to count. I am thankful that we were able to attend funerals and have memorials for our two guy friends, since that happened in 2019. There's something really special about friendships with people who were there when you grew up, and since I grew up in a small picturesque town, it's nice to revisit that time with those who shared it.<br /><br />Lucy, your book sounds wonderful. I love gargoyles, and for me, having a gargoyle named after me would be so cool. I think you are honoring your friend in a lovely way. I already like Cooper, who show a sense of humor and quirkiness about her in your excerpt.Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-34275723802459414382023-05-25T13:12:03.854-04:002023-05-25T13:12:03.854-04:00So interesting! Thanks for sharing that snippet. ...So interesting! Thanks for sharing that snippet. Gillian Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475596719205511600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-68019094536884197072023-05-25T12:45:20.260-04:002023-05-25T12:45:20.260-04:00I would love to reconnect with my high school best...I would love to reconnect with my high school best friend, Laura Otchy(or Otchie? It’s her married name.) We went off to different colleges, and kept in touch for several years. She was/is one of the kindest people I’ve ever known.<br />I’m still in touch with my late brother’s ex-girlfriend whom he dated for four years. But I haven’t seen her since attending her wedding over forty years ago! We continue exchanging Christmas cards and gifts every year, and we talk on the phone or we text every so often. I never told my brother that she and I continue to be friends! <br /><br />DebRo Deb Romanonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5568336374197555282023-05-25T12:19:43.733-04:002023-05-25T12:19:43.733-04:00I loved learning more about your friend Howard, Lu...I loved learning more about your friend Howard, Lucy, and appreciate the reminder to keep up those important connections. Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90789024133208345892023-05-25T12:18:24.042-04:002023-05-25T12:18:24.042-04:00This is so interesting, Lucy. You should do a blog...This is so interesting, Lucy. You should do a blog on it.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.com