tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18762198.post3352290393674018066..comments2023-12-02T06:33:50.847-08:00Comments on Notes from a Common-place Book: This Just In....From Chadron, NebraskaTerry (John)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07523479530843509695noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18762198.post-32636182474595033422007-09-08T08:45:00.000-07:002007-09-08T08:45:00.000-07:00John, Sugar Pie, Mercy--I'se all over yore blog an...John, Sugar Pie, Mercy--I'se all over yore blog and --well, words fail--Found yore Oak Leaf Hydrangeas, the travel journeys, books and spiritual readin'...jes' a whole lotta fascination goin' on.<BR/>(I found ya' at What's Wrong, I think)<BR/><BR/>Wish't I could chatter--I am gonna read more of Taylor on yore recommendation, and offer ya' Ron Hansen and Cormac McCarthy iffin' ya ain't already got a shelf full of em'(McCarthy is born Southern, jes' a transplant to the SW )-- but I need ter keep mah head down fer a few days to git some work finished. <BR/><BR/>SO, I'se savin' a revisit <BR/>to yore blog as a reward fer tendin' ter bidness. <BR/><BR/>Keep the faith,<BR/>Yores,<BR/>Aunty BelleAunty Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13868780211706866610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18762198.post-70674269102737619062007-09-08T06:58:00.000-07:002007-09-08T06:58:00.000-07:00Aunty Belle, well I'm jealous--having lunch with S...Aunty Belle, well I'm jealous--having lunch with Sally Fitzgerald and all. Glad you mentioned "Summons to Memphis." I have read all of Peter Taylor's stories and novels. They are simply exquisite. In my view, he is an American Anthony Powell, but like Powell, he will remain an acquired taste, with a limited audience. I feel so strongly about Taylor that the last time I was in Sewanee, I spent a lot of time poking around the cemetery there, looking for his grave (unsuccessfully).Terry (John)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07523479530843509695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18762198.post-61002223295679941402007-09-07T19:15:00.000-07:002007-09-07T19:15:00.000-07:00On Flannery...I did have lunch in Atlanta once som...On Flannery...I did have lunch in Atlanta once some few years ago wif' Sally Fitzgerald (courtesty of mah sister who arranged it) and as of then Sally didn't think there was nobody comin' along who'd fill Flannery's shoes....<BR/><BR/>Did enjoy Summons to Memphis, but tried other Southerns--Lee Smith, Tim Gautreaux (sp?) an' none seem of the same caliber. <BR/><BR/>He doan write fiction, but fer some excellent essays and distilled philosophy, does ya' know Marion Montgomery of University of Georgia? (Possum and Other Receipts for the Recovery of the Southern Being).Aunty Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13868780211706866610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18762198.post-4643389001922639912007-09-07T18:12:00.000-07:002007-09-07T18:12:00.000-07:00Aunty belle, I don't think there is a Flannery of ...Aunty belle, I don't think there is a Flannery of today. Someone like O'Connor doesn't come along very often. But then, I don't read contemporary literature, so I really don't know. I've glanced at the work of the gaggle of Southern authors who are often touted in "The Oxford American" etc. But their work all seems much the same to me--Southern trailer-trash Gothic.<BR/><BR/>Mimi, my little town (soon to be suburb) does not publish police reports (would that they did). But the headline this week brought a smile, in light of the Chadron article. It seems that someone has stolen our historical marker. Apparently it had been missing for some time before anyone noticed. The county historicial society issued a plea for its return--no questions asked.Terry (John)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07523479530843509695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18762198.post-23011770165231658652007-09-07T18:09:00.000-07:002007-09-07T18:09:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Terry (John)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07523479530843509695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18762198.post-4386262234453966342007-09-07T11:00:00.000-07:002007-09-07T11:00:00.000-07:00The podunk town I grew up in still publishes a sim...The podunk town I grew up in still publishes a similar police blotter in their bi-weekly newspaper.Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02645484704486562810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18762198.post-46697963402056457252007-09-06T18:15:00.000-07:002007-09-06T18:15:00.000-07:00Doan know much about Nebraska, but enjoyed yore Fl...Doan know much about Nebraska, but enjoyed yore Flannery post---this heah is what I'se wonderin': who is the Flannery of today?Aunty Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13868780211706866610noreply@blogger.com