tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post6358820395580449263..comments2023-09-24T08:59:42.175-05:00Comments on Powder Burns & Bullets: 11/14/2008Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04753736809917062955noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-41756758010065878192008-11-17T13:50:00.000-06:002008-11-17T13:50:00.000-06:00Great post, Stephen. The Cain/Abel story in E of E...Great post, Stephen. <br><br>The Cain/Abel story in E of E: HUGE. Interesting to note that it appears smack dab in the middle of the book. I'm looking forward to finishing the book and seeing how it's geographic location in the story fits the puzzle.<br><br>Commandments: loved them. Thanks for pointing those out to me.<br><br>Dilemma: yep, I've faced it. My husband has this look he gets when he reads an "uncomfortable" story of mine. Luckily, those stories aren't published anywhere. Knowing he'll be uncomfortable with it is probably a big reason why I haven't sent out the Nick story. As you know, that one has some edgy elements.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-52912088671860466962008-11-17T20:16:00.000-06:002008-11-17T20:16:00.000-06:00Super post, Stephen. You may post less often than ...Super post, Stephen. You may post less often than I'd like, but when you do, your words are like finding a golden easter egg hidden in the grass...<br><br>Anyway, I love dark. Yep. That's what I prefer to read and write. By dark I mean the hard life stuff, not the 'dark' fantasy or horror stuff, not gratuituous violence.<br><br>I write about what moves me, what I've witnessed friends and family struggle with - anxiety, depression, abortion, miscarriage, infidelity, longing, sexual ambivalence, murderous rage, substnace abuse, alcoholism, mental illness... <br><br>These things happen. Why? Maybe I can paint them in such a light that after reading, we better understand, commiserate, or empathize. Maybe. Peace, LindaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-45666083098738803482008-11-18T08:53:00.000-06:002008-11-18T08:53:00.000-06:00Thank you, ladies.Greta: I understand where you a...Thank you, ladies.<br><br>Greta: I understand where you are coming from, and uncomfortable is the right word to use. I think that is why I shy away from certain subjects. We all know, or at least suspect, the hidden things of human behavior. Some people don't like to put it under the microscope and really look at it. It's interesting, though, the Bible doesn't pull any punches. Consider the story of King David and his children. Now there's some really juicy stuff.<br><br>Linda: You are correct. Understanding is at the heart of what we do. If not the understanding of other people, then it's the understanding of ourselves. Here's a little gem I picked up from an article in the latest edition of <i>The Writer</i>:<br><br><i>"Writing, especially memoir, allows you to have a relationship with your mind, a great relationship. All those hours you spend writing and thinking teach you a lot about who you are. That's pretty great. Most people don't get to have that."</i> ("Writing on the Fly", December 2008)<br><br>How true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com