tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post1612245989768515419..comments2023-10-19T05:40:59.162-04:00Comments on Sippican Cottage: Stories For The New Depression, Inspired By The Last OneSippicanCottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-70132417503289586472012-10-04T17:51:14.248-04:002012-10-04T17:51:14.248-04:00Hi Shoreacres- Lovely to see you again.
Hi BJM- T...Hi Shoreacres- Lovely to see you again.<br /><br />Hi BJM- Thanks for your purchase, and for your kind words about the book. I'm glad you enjoyed it. SippicanCottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-53312031787369158612012-10-04T15:54:51.627-04:002012-10-04T15:54:51.627-04:00Got it yesterday, sat down and read it right throu...Got it yesterday, sat down and read it right through.<br /><br />I had the same eerie feeling that I did as I read Ray Bradbury in my yoot under the covers by flashlight <br /><br />I'm not saying that you're derivative, no sir, no way...but you have a way of getting inside my head. I'm (re)living it as I read...the cultural touchstones are familiar...the path illuminated by common experiences...however the forks and twists are uniquely yours. <br /><br />Some of your imagery (the rusty bucket brought back an image of my grandfather that I've not recalled for years) will stay with me forever, just as did Bradbury's.<br /><br />Excellent work. Thank you.BJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04447134335568803085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-59757787117601120542012-10-01T21:10:11.380-04:002012-10-01T21:10:11.380-04:00There was coal in Iowa, too. It was the custom, wh...There was coal in Iowa, too. It was the custom, when a man died of a slate fall or was otherwise unable to work, that his eldest son should go into the mine. When my grandfather was injured and it was my dad's turn to go in, Grandpa said no. He wouldn't allow it. None of the brothers ever went in.<br /><br />I never heard the conversation, but I've heard the story. Some men of the town asked Grandpa why he wouldn't let his sons go in. He said he preferred his children alive.shoreacreshttp://shoreacres.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-59198859584419531812012-10-01T08:23:00.191-04:002012-10-01T08:23:00.191-04:00Hi Anon- Many thanks!
Hi Bilejones- I featured a ...Hi Anon- Many thanks!<br /><br />Hi Bilejones- I featured a with Richard Burton talking about his father, the Welsh coal miner, here: <a href="http://sippicancottage.blogspot.com/2011/09/what-do-you-know-about-men.html" rel="nofollow">What Do You Know About Men?</a>SippicanCottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-47120842735104068052012-09-30T23:46:51.040-04:002012-09-30T23:46:51.040-04:00My Uncle Noel, with many of my family, was a miner...My Uncle Noel, with many of my family, was a miner.<br />He somehow rose to be an engineer, then the chief engineer at his pit.<br />I recall, as a ten year old kid going down the mine with him and wondered why, in the Thatcher years the unions fought so hard to keep jobs that they'd said for so many years were so dangerous and underpaid ( when at the time Polish coal was so much cheaper)<br />Twenty years later I asked him about it, his response was that I was too focused on individual freedom Bilejoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15426920337506809987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-25772985636681417112012-09-30T22:27:39.805-04:002012-09-30T22:27:39.805-04:00Bought it, read it, enjoyed it. It now resides in ...Bought it, read it, enjoyed it. It now resides in our summer home among a coupla' dozen books I leave to entertain, stimulate, and/or enrage my various friends who rent the place. Coincidentally (?), that's the same summer home that is graced by two classic end-tables crafted by the author with the same precise attention to poetry and proportion that is the hallmark of his fiction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-59852614698758591702012-09-30T20:22:29.802-04:002012-09-30T20:22:29.802-04:00Hi Cliff- Thanks for reading and recommending SC t...Hi Cliff- Thanks for reading and recommending SC to your friends, and for buying a copy of my book. SippicanCottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-77580569412163254492012-09-30T20:19:21.938-04:002012-09-30T20:19:21.938-04:00I too have been a regular reader for a long time, ...I too have been a regular reader for a long time, so long I don't recall how I got here. <br />I've shared your furniture page and your writing to those I know who can appreciate both. <br />Today I ordered the book, and as a customer it's my pleasure to say thank you.<br />Keep up the good work.<br /><br />Cliff in Sugar Grove, IL USAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-25672787132339511882012-09-30T16:30:30.890-04:002012-09-30T16:30:30.890-04:00Hi Bob- Thanks for your kind words, and for visiti...Hi Bob- Thanks for your kind words, and for visiting often and commenting, and for buying a book. And a table, too. <br /><br />I offer my words and wares, and am paid back in spades by the friendship of the nice people that visit here. <br /><br />SippicanCottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-91306190338404223442012-09-30T13:23:07.680-04:002012-09-30T13:23:07.680-04:00Wonderfully evocative and moving photos, the music...Wonderfully evocative and moving photos, the music that accompanies them is exquisite. I'll order my copy today. You're something else.<br /><br />Bob in Manassas, Virginia USAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com