the long shadows of early evening

[tightropegirl]

I am in West Orange, New Jersey. To most of you out there, this is like saying, “I am in Boring Suburb, Boring State.” But I grew up in Jersey and went to college in New York, and there is a time-travel element to returning at my age. Last evening, just before the sun went down, when the shadows were long and kind, I drove through my old

Comments

[badgermirlacca]

I am so glad you posted all of this. Maybe it IS too personal for the Atlantic Monthly, but it is perfect for LiveJournal, which is one of the few places left, I think, for community and places where you can post things like this. It's a blog, sure, and so is WordPress, but it feels different. How's that for an inadequate explanation! I am so glad you're here and that you can post things like this. And perhaps one day I'll have the courage to follow in your footsteps.

[emeraldsedai]

I am so glad you did post it.

[anna_wing]

It was a very interesting essay. If you published it formally, I think it would be very helpful to a lot of people.

[mevennen]

It is your blog and people can read it or not as they choose (I did read it and found it interesting). I hope the birthday celebrations go well!

[amnisias]

I really enjoyed reading it, because a) insights into another persons life are always intersting and b) the prose has a nice flourish to it. So I can say I wholeheartedly approve of the manifesto blog. Though I'd have to say, the length stopped me from commenting, because it feels it deserves more than a one-sentences response. I didn't have anything more thought out to offer than 'Those blue ceramic plates and bowels are gorgeous!'