tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post4669067380183478880..comments2024-02-07T00:26:07.597-08:00Comments on Along The Way: "LAUNDRY" - A Relationship ThreadJoaredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-84143931860954971182012-09-09T00:03:49.523-07:002012-09-09T00:03:49.523-07:00Linda, glad you read "Laundry" and left ...Linda, glad you read "Laundry" and left a comment. FWIW I enjoy both fiction and nonfiction, but my blog's content is another matter. Enjoyed reading of the discussion you and siblings have had about distancing. I really hadn't thought about the idea in depth when I wrote that statement. I was thinking of my blog and, like most other elderbloggers, that we try to stick to joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-54507554544590167372012-09-08T07:11:38.434-07:002012-09-08T07:11:38.434-07:00I was fascinated by your statement, "Typicall...I was fascinated by your statement, "Typically, fictional stories have a distancing factor, no matter how realistic the writing." My siblings and I often have often discussed this topic, too. Two of us feel the opposite: the best fiction sometimes encourages such a strong identification with a character that there is no distance. You are that person, experiencing what that person Linda P.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-8223488290421263872012-09-01T00:36:10.760-07:002012-09-01T00:36:10.760-07:00Wow. I enjoyed "Laundry"! (Haven't s...Wow. I enjoyed "Laundry"! (Haven't seen bluing for years, but I haven't looked for it, either.) I don't mind links (and you probably know XE is pretty link-heavy, especially these days). I'm impressed that you are so involved in a writing group. That's just one more way you're staying so alive!Xtreme Englishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07536661018563937509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-22657476351416004872012-08-30T12:04:20.280-07:002012-08-30T12:04:20.280-07:00Going to try to check out the link JoAnn....thanks...Going to try to check out the link JoAnn....thanks. Other than blogs...I haven't read much lately....fiction or otherwise. ~JoyJoy Des Jardinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893445642606862131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-46310796619132885942012-08-29T11:40:09.747-07:002012-08-29T11:40:09.747-07:00Dear Joared, I read a lot of fiction and have ever...Dear Joared, I read a lot of fiction and have ever since I was in fifth grade. For myself, I believe that reading fiction has helped me truly understand the human condition. Novels has helped me become more compassionate and understanding of the foibles of others. I am so grateful that I can read. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-75478340782813808592012-08-29T00:43:05.917-07:002012-08-29T00:43:05.917-07:00I rarely read fiction. One of my recent posts was...I rarely read fiction. One of my recent posts was about the memoirs I had read...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-24821078509272798562012-08-28T11:38:57.067-07:002012-08-28T11:38:57.067-07:00I tend to click on links if I think the item will ...I tend to click on links if I think the item will be interesting and if I have the time. I did click on one of your links the other day and found it interesting. I forgot what it was now, but I think it was a helpful site for seniors. Thanks, Dianneschmidleysscribblins.wordpress.comhttp://schmidleysscribblins.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com