tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post5732745492980638819..comments2023-10-25T12:05:13.761-04:00Comments on Barbara Martin: Two Sentence Tuesday: 23 June 2009Barbara Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-91297216145027604072009-06-24T10:59:20.064-04:002009-06-24T10:59:20.064-04:00Cuban, Ms Viswanathan has an elegant writing style...Cuban, Ms Viswanathan has an elegant writing style throughout her book. Each passage transcends the reader into the story as it unfolds.<br /><br />Thank you for your insight into my lines.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-43221076298257844492009-06-24T10:36:58.316-04:002009-06-24T10:36:58.316-04:00Teresa, I take it that's a hint. I know nothin...Teresa, I take it that's a hint. I know nothing about making cheese except it's a mould. Fun, providing there's other money coming in. Otherwise, not so much fun.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-48170389981420181672009-06-24T04:38:36.707-04:002009-06-24T04:38:36.707-04:00From the passage you quoted, what jumped at me at ...From the passage you quoted, what jumped at me at first is how the author has lengthened the sentence even before introducing the word 'strech'. The door opens onto another room with another door that opens onto another room... and so on. Marvellous.<br /><br />From your own writing, that final phrase is so evocative and vivid. 'yet caught a strand of her long red-golden hair, liftingA Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-69215645948783306712009-06-24T01:15:37.100-04:002009-06-24T01:15:37.100-04:00Are you writing on the art of making cheese?? That...Are you writing on the art of making cheese?? That sounds like a fun way to make money.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12831169405732892599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-29468910929506609142009-06-23T22:53:44.952-04:002009-06-23T22:53:44.952-04:00Teresa, I meant 'ley'.
I have been immer...Teresa, I meant 'ley'. <br /><br />I have been immersing myself in history articles for extra money, so forgive me for spelling errors.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-28844273254635040432009-06-23T20:43:45.337-04:002009-06-23T20:43:45.337-04:00Thank you for the concise and thorough description...Thank you for the concise and thorough description of string theory. I always thought there was something called "ley" lines. Are they the same thing as whey lines?Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12831169405732892599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-43163039290729996522009-06-23T19:54:07.853-04:002009-06-23T19:54:07.853-04:00Phoenix, I thought it was.
String theory is like ...Phoenix, I thought it was.<br /><br />String theory is like many invisible energy threads that vibrate in the space around us: each patterned after a thought, intent, location, incident, thing (and other variables). Sometimes these strings are in a grid, can move and touch other strings which opens a portal to another place. Or it can be like telepathy where a string opens to allow the message Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-89691769965656259352009-06-23T19:41:09.153-04:002009-06-23T19:41:09.153-04:00Reb, now the portals will be easier for you.
Scot...Reb, now the portals will be easier for you.<br /><br />Scott, flattery will get you everything, and thank you. The name I borrowed from a friend's ancestor who came from Cornwall, England in the 1800s.<br /><br />Cloudia, when I was a wee child my family would go to Borden's Park in Edmonton to the zoo where there was a huge cage of monkeys. I never tired of watching their antics, or Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-15785243772599434362009-06-23T19:13:42.835-04:002009-06-23T19:13:42.835-04:00Leah, this is what seems to happen when I'm wo...Leah, this is what seems to happen when I'm working on plot.<br /><br />Charles, thanks. It would be amazing if one could reach as if through a portal to another place.<br /><br />Teresa, eerie, yes; with the woman noticing her hair is lifting on its own accord.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-71349597704242790662009-06-23T18:07:52.791-04:002009-06-23T18:07:52.791-04:00The monkey food-fight sounds fun!
Your sentences ...The monkey food-fight sounds fun!<br /><br />Your sentences are very compelling. I've noticed that you mention string theory in your comment to Lois - something I hear about but don't know much about - interesting!Phoenix C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13852678924557075302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-64016755648566533832009-06-23T18:07:06.729-04:002009-06-23T18:07:06.729-04:00Monkeys always amuse ;-)
Aloha
Comfort SpiralMonkeys always amuse ;-)<br />Aloha<br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a>Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-40931354818080367992009-06-23T15:26:22.630-04:002009-06-23T15:26:22.630-04:00Oh my. Your sentences are elegant and ethereal. So...Oh my. Your sentences are elegant and ethereal. So lovely. And the character name "Salathiel" is sublime. Bravo!Scott D. Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293540073601809197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-56766289227776529862009-06-23T15:16:10.507-04:002009-06-23T15:16:10.507-04:00Ooh, catching a strand of her hair from the reflec...Ooh, catching a strand of her hair from the reflection, sounds wonderful.Rebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05318594769530526005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-12719967558150592322009-06-23T13:14:36.100-04:002009-06-23T13:14:36.100-04:00Barbara, I loved your two sentences, very eerie an...Barbara, I loved your two sentences, very eerie and suspenseful. The monkey food fight sounded fun.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12831169405732892599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-28238132729528799292009-06-23T12:36:15.329-04:002009-06-23T12:36:15.329-04:00I like the water motif running through yours.I like the water motif running through yours.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-8893682611712979712009-06-23T11:41:07.271-04:002009-06-23T11:41:07.271-04:00Clare, I thought the tidbit about the monkeys was ...Clare, I thought the tidbit about the monkeys was fun.<br /><br />Lois, thanks, another aspect of string theory revealed.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-58389859651772236262009-06-23T11:30:34.506-04:002009-06-23T11:30:34.506-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-2094276684557097972009-06-23T10:55:19.296-04:002009-06-23T10:55:19.296-04:00Your sentences are evocative, Barbara, and make me...Your sentences are evocative, Barbara, and make me wonder what has happened and will happen.Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-80695617167022218032009-06-23T10:43:38.179-04:002009-06-23T10:43:38.179-04:00Oh, I love that passage you wrote. Lifting her hai...Oh, I love that passage you wrote. Lifting her hair from her image in the water. Wow.Lois Karlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00658333345815494310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-6527667084765338112009-06-23T10:35:51.312-04:002009-06-23T10:35:51.312-04:00I know it's shallow, but I love monkey hijinks...I know it's shallow, but I love monkey hijinks!<br /><br />Your sentences, on the other hand, have much more gravity. Nice.Clare2ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06105229820107294986noreply@blogger.com