Comments on: summer reading

By: cynthia

cynthia — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:20:07 +0000

In reply to Terresa Wellborn. Thanks, Terresa. Happy summer to you!

By: Terresa Wellborn

Terresa Wellborn — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:27:57 +0000

Cynthia, a beautiful book cover for what I’d surmise is a beautiful book. I’ll check out your review next over at Contrary. Thanks for the link!

PS: Hope you’re summering well, I’m either poolside or in the mountains, hiding from this desert heat! 🙂

By: cynthia

cynthia — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 15:18:44 +0000

In reply to cynthia. Also cool that you counted the words--amazing what she does with less than 500.

By: cynthia

cynthia — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 15:17:51 +0000

In reply to Richard Gilbert.

Richard, thanks so much for your comment. I agree. I thought this piece was wonderful. especially the pov switch in the last paragraph and this:

“I know why my father kept this picture. I know why it hangs in his closet still. Because there are people who remind us of how we once loved, of who we once were, of the lives we had thought we might lead.”

By: cynthia

cynthia — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:50:01 +0000

In reply to Darrelyn Saloom. There were many things I liked about the book too--one of which was the beautiful book itself.

By: Richard Gilbert

Richard Gilbert — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:02:51 +0000

What a wonderful publication—thanks for calling attention to it. The story “My father had this girlfriend” is so great. Contrary calls it a Commentary—their odd name for essays or creative nonfiction?—while the author calls it a short story on her blog. Whatever it is, it is 497 magic words.

By: Darrelyn Saloom

Darrelyn Saloom — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:42:57 +0000

I loved The Bird Sisters so much, I mailed a hardcover copy to my niece. 🙂