Comments on: The edge of the world http://downinme.com/2007/12/11/the-edge-of-the-world/ “bad writing is characterized by obfuscation, showboating, narcissism, lack of a moral core, and style over substance." Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:09:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: An Unreliable Witness http://downinme.com/2007/12/11/the-edge-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-850 An Unreliable Witness Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:48:00 +0000 http://downinme.com/2007/12/11/the-edge-of-the-world/#comment-850 Did she just say 'fluffy bum'? What kind of blog is this turning into, for heaven's sake? Did she just say ‘fluffy bum’?
What kind of blog is this turning into, for heaven’s sake?

]]> By: Ani http://downinme.com/2007/12/11/the-edge-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-844 Ani Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:25:21 +0000 http://downinme.com/2007/12/11/the-edge-of-the-world/#comment-844 Lillipilli: And fluffy bums! You can't miss the fluffy bums. Don't you love a fluffy bum? Fluffy? Erm. Clarissa: Um. So how are they supposed to fly? Christmas magic indeed! Gorilla Bananas: Hello, Mr Bananas. Ooh! A hammock you say? Ahhh... Lillipilli: And fluffy bums! You can’t miss the fluffy bums. Don’t you love a fluffy bum? Fluffy? Erm.

Clarissa: Um. So how are they supposed to fly? Christmas magic indeed!

Gorilla Bananas: Hello, Mr Bananas. Ooh! A hammock you say? Ahhh…

]]> By: Gorilla Bananas http://downinme.com/2007/12/11/the-edge-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-843 Gorilla Bananas Sun, 16 Dec 2007 18:56:52 +0000 http://downinme.com/2007/12/11/the-edge-of-the-world/#comment-843 These are just the sort of thoughts I have when I'm swinging in my hammock. I love it when the tourists ooh and aah. These are just the sort of thoughts I have when I’m swinging in my hammock. I love it when the tourists ooh and aah.

]]> By: clarissa http://downinme.com/2007/12/11/the-edge-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-842 clarissa Sun, 16 Dec 2007 10:18:53 +0000 http://downinme.com/2007/12/11/the-edge-of-the-world/#comment-842 There were deer with a Santa at the mall. The deer, however, were in a cage. The magic of Christmas. There were deer with a Santa at the mall. The deer, however, were in a cage. The magic of Christmas.

]]> By: lillipilli http://downinme.com/2007/12/11/the-edge-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-839 lillipilli Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:29:41 +0000 http://downinme.com/2007/12/11/the-edge-of-the-world/#comment-839 Deer are too fucking cute, they hog cuteness, nose petals indeed. And you Ani, are magic. Deer are too fucking cute, they hog cuteness, nose petals indeed. And you Ani, are magic.

]]> By: Ani http://downinme.com/2007/12/11/the-edge-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-838 Ani Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:45:53 +0000 http://downinme.com/2007/12/11/the-edge-of-the-world/#comment-838 AUW: I like magical hush; like swirling colour and sparkle flashes behind your eyelids. ;) Thank you. Sam Pink: I know, me too. All nose petals and fluffy bums! AUW: I like magical hush; like swirling colour and sparkle flashes behind your eyelids. ;) Thank you.

Sam Pink: I know, me too. All nose petals and fluffy bums!

]]> By: sam pink http://downinme.com/2007/12/11/the-edge-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-837 sam pink Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:38:08 +0000 http://downinme.com/2007/12/11/the-edge-of-the-world/#comment-837 i want to hug those deer and feed them gummy worms from my hand. i want to hug those deer and feed them gummy worms from my hand.

]]> By: An Unreliable Witness http://downinme.com/2007/12/11/the-edge-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-836 An Unreliable Witness Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:58:17 +0000 http://downinme.com/2007/12/11/the-edge-of-the-world/#comment-836 Elegiac. I had to read it in silence, rather than play the song, purely holding the never-forgotten sound of its delicate thunder in my memory, because I didn't want to disturb the magical hush - and the sheer wonder - of these words. Elegiac.

I had to read it in silence, rather than play the song, purely holding the never-forgotten sound of its delicate thunder in my memory, because I didn’t want to disturb the magical hush - and the sheer wonder - of these words.

]]> By: Ani http://downinme.com/2007/12/11/the-edge-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-835 Ani Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:12:15 +0000 http://downinme.com/2007/12/11/the-edge-of-the-world/#comment-835 Marcelle: Thanks! You totally get it, some of this was definitely about reconciling the personal with the universal. 2ndhandsoul: Most of the things I read, while on a similar wavelength, are challenging and surprising. I like that. I'm glad my writing might do that for you, in whatever small way. Marcelle: Thanks! You totally get it, some of this was definitely about reconciling the personal with the universal.

2ndhandsoul: Most of the things I read, while on a similar wavelength, are challenging and surprising. I like that. I’m glad my writing might do that for you, in whatever small way.

]]> By: 2ndhandsoul http://downinme.com/2007/12/11/the-edge-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-834 2ndhandsoul Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:53:29 +0000 http://downinme.com/2007/12/11/the-edge-of-the-world/#comment-834 I'm not always in tune with all I've seen here (or elsewhere), but this has come close. Similar frequencies and wavelengths. At least for the moment. I’m not always in tune with all I’ve seen here (or elsewhere), but this has come close. Similar frequencies and wavelengths. At least for the moment.

]]> By: Marcelle Manhattan http://downinme.com/2007/12/11/the-edge-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-833 Marcelle Manhattan Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:00:52 +0000 http://downinme.com/2007/12/11/the-edge-of-the-world/#comment-833 Naturally (me being me), I do a poststructuralist reading of this: what happens when we incorporate language and try to *narrate* the existence of the world. It's fun to think of it on that level as well as a more literal one. As always, I love your sense of poetry and think you are a supreme word-designer. Beautiful work, Ani. Naturally (me being me), I do a poststructuralist reading of this: what happens when we incorporate language and try to *narrate* the existence of the world. It’s fun to think of it on that level as well as a more literal one.

As always, I love your sense of poetry and think you are a supreme word-designer. Beautiful work, Ani.

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