Comments on: things we think with

By: susanna

susanna — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 17:08:52 +0000

The book arrived today. Looks great- thanks for the recommendation. We’re off travelling in our VW on Monday, so I’ll take it with me and report back!

By: cynthia

cynthia — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:29:03 +0000

In reply to susanna. I'd love to know what you think about it when you get a chance to read it.

By: susanna

susanna — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 08:15:46 +0000

Just ordered the book, can’t wait to read it.

By: cynthia

cynthia — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 21:43:30 +0000

In reply to Sarah Laurence. I thought the subject was cool too, Sarah. And collections are quirky. I collect little things (which was the original title of the story I mentioned above): little colored pencils, little books, little pens, little journals...

By: cynthia

cynthia — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:00:43 +0000

In reply to Rigmarole.

There are things I wish I hadn’t given away too. In fact I’ve started a list–one was a pair of my mother’s heels–psychedelic colors and patterns–from the early sixties. I did keep my collection of Bobbsey Twin Books though…

By: cynthia

cynthia — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:35:30 +0000

In reply to Darrelyn Saloom.

Me too, Darrelyn. I’m so jealous. I would love to give away everything except the few important things. In fact I’ve written a story about this that I’ve been working on since 2006–can’t get it quite right. I did get up in the attic 2 weeks ago and managed to pitch several boxes of legal documents from that time in my life…

By: Sarah Laurence

Sarah Laurence — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:38:12 +0000

What a cool subject for a book of essays. I loved that last quotation. My kids’ school just had an art exhibit about collections including old comic books and a math teacher’s Hawaiian shirts. My daughter put in a photo of her glass animal collection that she inherited from me and added to. Like the commenter above, I also collected Nancy Drews but my daughter never took to them. Collections are so quirky.

By: Rigmarole

Rigmarole — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 01:49:05 +0000

This looks like a fascinating book. His chapter pairings are intriguing. I often feel sad that I let certain things go, thinking that I was moving on, and that they wouldn’t matter later in life: Nancy Drew books, letters from boys I met while cycling Europe, and my entire collection of vinyls. Thanks for bringing this essay collection to my attention.

By: Darrelyn Saloom

Darrelyn Saloom — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 14:42:01 +0000

I love the idea of writing essays on objects. As you’ll read in an upcoming post, I’ve been giving away most of my things, only keeping what’s dear and what I need. So I’ve been focused on objects lately and intrigued to read this collection of essays. Thanks, C.