Comments on: The Shadow http://tomhowe.org/blog/2009/09/15/the-shadow/ Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:45:44 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: LWIII http://tomhowe.org/blog/2009/09/15/the-shadow/comment-page-1/#comment-5309 LWIII Sun, 27 Sep 2009 05:28:39 +0000 http://tomhowe.org/blog/?p=1129#comment-5309 It's not so much the talent thing for me, Laurie, as it is they become creativity robots, their talents have all been directed in a certain way so they all sound so ultra-creative it makes me barf. What I want in a writer can't be taught, and it's not talent, it's her actual voice, the one that God gave her in her heart. Untalented people speaking authentically are a lot more readable to me than an enormous talent being all creative like they taught him in creativity class. I still need to get that book. Thanks so much, Laurie! It’s not so much the talent thing for me, Laurie, as it is they become creativity robots, their talents have all been directed in a certain way so they all sound so ultra-creative it makes me barf. What I want in a writer can’t be taught, and it’s not talent, it’s her actual voice, the one that God gave her in her heart. Untalented people speaking authentically are a lot more readable to me than an enormous talent being all creative like they taught him in creativity class.

I still need to get that book. Thanks so much, Laurie!

]]> By: Laurie Harley http://tomhowe.org/blog/2009/09/15/the-shadow/comment-page-1/#comment-5305 Laurie Harley Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:58:05 +0000 http://tomhowe.org/blog/?p=1129#comment-5305 I get what your saying about creative writing writing. And i agree to an extent. Writing is a talent, after all. Or at least, *I* think it is. People can learn how to write, (via writing teachers), and yet, you can tell that they don't have that talent. You can get all the learnin' and have all the skills, but without the talent, it means zilch. I still loved The Unbearable Lightness of Being. :) I get what your saying about creative writing writing. And i agree to an extent. Writing is a talent, after all. Or at least, *I* think it is. People can learn how to write, (via writing teachers), and yet, you can tell that they don’t have that talent. You can get all the learnin’ and have all the skills, but without the talent, it means zilch.

I still loved The Unbearable Lightness of Being. :)

]]> By: LWIII http://tomhowe.org/blog/2009/09/15/the-shadow/comment-page-1/#comment-4941 LWIII Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:23:54 +0000 http://tomhowe.org/blog/?p=1129#comment-4941 Humans aren't flawed, the idea that we're supposed to be perfect is what's flawed. We're just a perfect soup of assholes and angels, by my lights. So glad you liked that post, TBD. So did you play the Mighty Mouse song in my mouse post? Man I love that. Humans aren’t flawed, the idea that we’re supposed to be perfect is what’s flawed. We’re just a perfect soup of assholes and angels, by my lights.

So glad you liked that post, TBD. So did you play the Mighty Mouse song in my mouse post? Man I love that.

]]> By: Truly Badly Deeply http://tomhowe.org/blog/2009/09/15/the-shadow/comment-page-1/#comment-4936 Truly Badly Deeply Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:12:25 +0000 http://tomhowe.org/blog/?p=1129#comment-4936 Heard a saying once *Sorry, My bad*. Made me giggle..I'm bad and good in equal measure I think..Why are humans flawed...Your posting is making me think muchly...,Obviously not busy enough... Bad can be loveable at times, can't it.. I think, a piece of work, that makes a reader think, is a fine piece of work indeed!! Unruly Truly x Heard a saying once *Sorry, My bad*. Made me giggle..I’m bad and good in equal measure I think..Why are humans flawed…Your posting is making me think muchly…,Obviously not busy enough…

Bad can be loveable at times, can’t it..

I think, a piece of work, that makes a reader think, is a fine piece of work indeed!!

Unruly Truly x

]]> By: LWIII http://tomhowe.org/blog/2009/09/15/the-shadow/comment-page-1/#comment-4928 LWIII Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:15:19 +0000 http://tomhowe.org/blog/?p=1129#comment-4928 Just seems stilted and formulaic, as if they're all writing from the same instruction booklet. Hard to describe. Just seems like a modern esthetic that I don't like. Maybe I'm full of it, but that's how I describe it...creative writing writing. I'm of the school of thought that creative writing isn't that great of a subject. Writers should be reading great writing and developing their writing by writing, not having somebody telling them how to write. Teaching writing is a scam. Oh...that's too harsh. Like anything instruction is good... to a point. Spelling is the least of our worries. The spell robots can handle that. Just seems stilted and formulaic, as if they’re all writing from the same instruction booklet. Hard to describe. Just seems like a modern esthetic that I don’t like. Maybe I’m full of it, but that’s how I describe it…creative writing writing.

I’m of the school of thought that creative writing isn’t that great of a subject. Writers should be reading great writing and developing their writing by writing, not having somebody telling them how to write. Teaching writing is a scam. Oh…that’s too harsh. Like anything instruction is good… to a point.

Spelling is the least of our worries. The spell robots can handle that.

]]> By: Laurie Harley http://tomhowe.org/blog/2009/09/15/the-shadow/comment-page-1/#comment-4927 Laurie Harley Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:08:03 +0000 http://tomhowe.org/blog/?p=1129#comment-4927 Is it bad to have been written by a creative writing prof? Just curious. At least they spell correctly. =D Is it bad to have been written by a creative writing prof? Just curious. At least they spell correctly. =D

]]> By: LWIII http://tomhowe.org/blog/2009/09/15/the-shadow/comment-page-1/#comment-4925 LWIII Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:18:11 +0000 http://tomhowe.org/blog/?p=1129#comment-4925 Thanks Laurie. I've never read that book but may have to give it a whirl. Don't read much contemporary fiction because it almost always makes me feel like it was written by a creative writing professor. Thanks for the post! xoxo Thanks Laurie. I’ve never read that book but may have to give it a whirl. Don’t read much contemporary fiction because it almost always makes me feel like it was written by a creative writing professor.

Thanks for the post!

xoxo

]]> By: Laurie Harley http://tomhowe.org/blog/2009/09/15/the-shadow/comment-page-1/#comment-4923 Laurie Harley Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:13:50 +0000 http://tomhowe.org/blog/?p=1129#comment-4923 Have you ever read The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera? One of my faves. Read it in college and again between babies at some point. But the story twisted light and dark, good and bad. I cried when the dog died, but when the person died (sorry, it's been too long for me to remember who died... i mean... i didn't want to ruin it for those who haven't read it... heehee) I didn't feel a thing. Perfect writing that makes you question if bad really is bad. Excellent post, as always, my friend. See ya on Twitter, PoeticLotion Have you ever read The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera? One of my faves. Read it in college and again between babies at some point. But the story twisted light and dark, good and bad. I cried when the dog died, but when the person died (sorry, it’s been too long for me to remember who died… i mean… i didn’t want to ruin it for those who haven’t read it… heehee) I didn’t feel a thing. Perfect writing that makes you question if bad really is bad. Excellent post, as always, my friend.

See ya on Twitter,
PoeticLotion

]]> By: LWIII http://tomhowe.org/blog/2009/09/15/the-shadow/comment-page-1/#comment-4918 LWIII Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:04:13 +0000 http://tomhowe.org/blog/?p=1129#comment-4918 Kafka said the meaning of life is that it ends, and I think he may have something there. I don't know what evil is, Azyh. One day I'll think somethng is evil and the next day it turns out that was the best thing that could have happened. I do know I hate pain, both in me and other people, but that may just be a personal preference. Not sure I think humanity needs to be saved. All we need is to survive and all will be well (after our normal hellish stuff in between). xoxo! Thank you for your drip of wonder Azyh, as ever, your cup is overflowin. I'm just glad to get dripped on. Hopeing to see you at DD in Novermber! Kafka said the meaning of life is that it ends, and I think he may have something there. I don’t know what evil is, Azyh. One day I’ll think somethng is evil and the next day it turns out that was the best thing that could have happened.

I do know I hate pain, both in me and other people, but that may just be a personal preference.

Not sure I think humanity needs to be saved. All we need is to survive and all will be well (after our normal hellish stuff in between).

xoxo!

Thank you for your drip of wonder Azyh, as ever, your cup is overflowin. I’m just glad to get dripped on. Hopeing to see you at DD in Novermber!

]]> By: azyh http://tomhowe.org/blog/2009/09/15/the-shadow/comment-page-1/#comment-4912 azyh Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:59:11 +0000 http://tomhowe.org/blog/?p=1129#comment-4912 hard to be vulnerable if you live forever... hard to be anything if everything is light maybe the real poise of thought here is impermanence... without it, would we ever savour the caress of loves first kiss? we have to believe everything will end before we relish in the -now- and savour every sight, sound, smell, touch... every drip of wonder from our daily cup is 'bad' everything impermanent? is evil the movement of change? ripped from our homes in the middle of the night and stuffed into prisons, staved of every comfort... is evil this action? or is evil the belief in comforts? can humanity be saved by finally believing in impermanence and letting this belief embrace us into peace...? hard to be vulnerable if you live forever… hard to be anything if everything is light

maybe the real poise of thought here is impermanence… without it, would we ever savour the caress of loves first kiss?

we have to believe everything will end before we relish in the -now- and savour every sight, sound, smell, touch… every drip of wonder from our daily cup

is ‘bad’ everything impermanent? is evil the movement of change?

ripped from our homes in the middle of the night and stuffed into prisons, staved of every comfort… is evil this action? or is evil the belief in comforts?

can humanity be saved by finally believing in impermanence and letting this belief embrace us into peace…?

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