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Comment on not waving, but drowning by Kendra

Kendra — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:57:04 +0000

My grandma and my mom are both wavers. I will wave too because now that I have kids, I get it.

Comment on on the last day you woke up five by Grace

Grace — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:42:16 +0000

I wish I had blue eyes like him.

Comment on April flowers by Suebob

Suebob — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 23:56:36 +0000

Oh, you! So beautiful.

Comment on not waiting for fairy godmothers by JB

JB — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 01:15:33 +0000

I needed to read this post today. So I got your blog down off the shelf, dusted it off and soothed my soul. Thank you.

Comment on what i wanted to write on Facebook by eowynsword

eowynsword — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 12:15:02 +0000

bon, reading your lovely elegy to a lost child reminded me of the younger brother I never met. as a child, I used to talk to him all the time, but the social pressures of being who I was caused me to lose that connection. thank you for putting me back in touch with my dear lost Neil, who would have been forty this year, and with the mother who lost him, who has been gone these last fourteen years.

the marvelous thing about those lost too soon, if that is the correct adjective, is that they exist in so many planes at once, both as the memory of who or what they were, and all the infinite possibilities of whom they might have become, given different circumstances. in that way, they are rainbows, possibly even multiple rainbows, a way of tying us to the magical even in the most muggley moments.

Comment on Anne of Green Gables, never change by Allen MacCannell

Allen MacCannell — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:08:58 +0000

Wait. Where’s the link to a video or audio of someone singing that song?

That’s how I got here. I was looking to hear that song again.

Comment on out, out brief candle by Anta

Anta — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 14:23:05 +0000

Bon, I’ve been putting off my comment since you posted this entry, not because I thought you’d reconsider (I always knew this day would come and I did expect it….brilliant, inquisitive minds don’t ever stay put in one place – it contradicts their very nature to do so) but simply because I didn’t want to sever the invisible tie that links me to your words/blog. Coming here has always felt like I was privy to a sort of secret, abounding treasure discovered by chance in the woods, the kind that leaves all your senses buzzing electric after seeing it. The kind that leaves you feeling full up when you leave. And while I will miss coming here and seeing the world through your eyes, and feeling your words get deep under my skin, I leave this space with a smile, knowing that the creator of those words is still out there working her magic and inspiring/touching people no matter what the medium. Thank you for sharing yourself and your world with us so intimately Bon, and thank you for the gift of your words.

Comment on little plastic castle, or the what the f*ck ever happened to Liz Phair? by Midgwim Rodriguez

Midgwim Rodriguez — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 05:19:05 +0000

Last weekend after listening to Exile in Guyville for the first time in ages, I remembered this post (still one of my favorites from Crib Chronicles). Having come of age in the nineties myself, I have to say you captured it very well. Whether hairlessness and blandness will give way to something more substantial remains to be seen, but a generation shaped by the idea that it is “right and proper to use the voices (they) have” is truly a powerful thing.

As an aside, I’m not sure what is currently fashionable in your part of the world, but here in Japan the late 80s are back with a vengeance: denim jackets, acid wash, high-waisted pants and skirts, and even neon shirts have made a comeback (thankfully the shoulder pads and perms have been left out this time around). Perhaps it’s wishful thinking, but could 90s fashion (and the corresponding mindset) be only a few years away from a revival?

Comment on out, out brief candle by Suzanne

Suzanne — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 01:57:43 +0000

I’ve come back, selfishly hoping you might be reconsidering, because Anymommy linked to you in her most recent post. I don’t have the skill to say what others have said so eloquently before me, but I have to add my two cents’ worth- I’ve always been moved by your writing and will sorely miss it. I wish you good writing!

Comment on out, out brief candle by Bon

Bon — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 00:45:29 +0000

…because i have to have the last word, and because i MISS this space…thank you.