tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post5785401859298441352..comments2024-03-26T05:20:10.232-04:00Comments on Between the By-Road and the Main Road: Adopted (#SOL15, Day 3)Mary Ann Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-22262038344286615882015-03-03T20:51:32.686-05:002015-03-03T20:51:32.686-05:00Wow. I love "permanence in impermanence"...Wow. I love "permanence in impermanence". I never thought of it in that manner. I also didn't think about the duality of my finger on the ledger and tracing the ridges in the fossil. Thank you Tara for those insights. Mary Ann Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-16863009281508883072015-03-03T20:07:10.498-05:002015-03-03T20:07:10.498-05:00The word leads to a journey and then an acceptance...The word leads to a journey and then an acceptance...I so felt the poignancy of that finger tracing first the names on the ledger and then the outline of the fossil. There can be permanence in impermanence. Just love the way you search and write. Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-80466013946099770862015-03-03T19:55:16.011-05:002015-03-03T19:55:16.011-05:00I agree. It was great to have y husband with me. H...I agree. It was great to have y husband with me. He held me up that day for sure:)Mary Ann Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-53064309909970578472015-03-03T18:23:36.778-05:002015-03-03T18:23:36.778-05:00Wonderful Slice Mary Ann. I love your image and t...Wonderful Slice Mary Ann. I love your image and then the writing follows and we trace your steps. So good that you weren't alone. Bonnie K.http://digitalbonnie.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-81569475487165800412015-03-03T17:09:59.037-05:002015-03-03T17:09:59.037-05:00Holly, thanks so much for taking time to read the ...Holly, thanks so much for taking time to read the post. I hadn't thought abut the mood of the closing lines. Thanks for noticing that.<br />I enjoy telling stories with words and images. Hope you'll stop by again:)Mary Ann Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-30963198722352481852015-03-03T16:23:59.538-05:002015-03-03T16:23:59.538-05:00This is my first time at your blog, and I am struc...This is my first time at your blog, and I am struck by your story-telling talent. This is a powerful piece. I loved the ending: <br />We sat there, dangling<br />our feet well above the foam<br />and smashing waves,<br />as my finger traced<br />and retraced the rock<br />hardness of a fossil.<br /><br />You created such a strong mood there. Thank you for sharing your journey with us.Holly Muellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00476411667354933648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-69903304633752881302015-03-03T13:02:57.592-05:002015-03-03T13:02:57.592-05:00It takes courage to tell stories. It's why I a...It takes courage to tell stories. It's why I always appreciate in Ceremony when Leslie Marmon Silko tells us:<br /><br />“I will tell you something about stories . . . They aren't just entertainment. Don't be fooled. They are all we have, you see, all we have to fight off illness and death.” <br /><br />I look forward to reading your next story (and the one beyond that)...Mary Ann Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-79395488288893167472015-03-03T12:44:00.304-05:002015-03-03T12:44:00.304-05:00Writing is giving into vulnerability. Your subjec...Writing is giving into vulnerability. Your subject, too, speaks to the vulnerability of not knowing. I distinctly remember the day when the daughter my mom gave up for adoption in 1967 found her. You were brave to search and brave to write.<br /><br />Upon reading your post I realize how guarded I am in my writing style. If I may, I'd like to play with a similar craft at some point. In Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00154498473270334754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-815341783780897912015-03-03T10:08:06.730-05:002015-03-03T10:08:06.730-05:00I checked out your blog (Action is Elegance) and w...I checked out your blog (Action is Elegance) and was so moved by what I saw and read there. Are these students' works? So curious. <br />Mary Ann Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-33225687883970865162015-03-03T08:54:41.669-05:002015-03-03T08:54:41.669-05:00Beautiful and poignant! I was touched by your jour...Beautiful and poignant! I was touched by your journey - the weaving of the various genres in your post captures the vulnerablity and raw emotion of adoption. I look forward to reading future posts. Thank you for sharing.S. Petershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09691936150797706142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-30656818146370126082015-03-03T08:52:07.326-05:002015-03-03T08:52:07.326-05:00Thank you Kim. Appreciate you taking time to read...Thank you Kim. Appreciate you taking time to read this SOL (slice of life) story. It's been on my mind.Mary Ann Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-59123735358168097422015-03-03T08:19:36.711-05:002015-03-03T08:19:36.711-05:00The structure of this piece just draws you in. You...The structure of this piece just draws you in. Your prose sprinkled throughout gives such a glimpse into your thinking. What a powerful slice. Thank you for writing it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273609516768187184noreply@blogger.com