The Sounds of Time
Our senses and our memories are inexorably linked51 total reviews
Comment from ElJGreen
I ran out of six stars. I need to learn to conserve them. This essay brought back so many memories of my own, all of the sentiment so true. Sound, smell, taste, all of can conjure up memories I didn't know I had. Well written. insighful. Thank you!!
reply by the author on 09-Nov-2010
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I ran out of six stars. I need to learn to conserve them. This essay brought back so many memories of my own, all of the sentiment so true. Sound, smell, taste, all of can conjure up memories I didn't know I had. Well written. insighful. Thank you!!
Comment Written 09-Nov-2010
reply by the author on 09-Nov-2010
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Thanks for dusting off the archives. I appreciate you taking time to read. I'm going to add you as a favorite so I don't miss future posts.
Comment from mbarkersimpson
Hi Bill. This is simply beautiful. Thanks so much for suggesting I read it. What a wonderful gift to your daughter. You have an excellent style - it grips me from the first moment and I always want to read on to the end. Some of your descriptions are poetic in their elegance.
Thanks for sharing.
Best Wishes
Mel
reply by the author on 07-Nov-2010
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Hi Bill. This is simply beautiful. Thanks so much for suggesting I read it. What a wonderful gift to your daughter. You have an excellent style - it grips me from the first moment and I always want to read on to the end. Some of your descriptions are poetic in their elegance.
Thanks for sharing.
Best Wishes
Mel
Comment Written 06-Nov-2010
reply by the author on 07-Nov-2010
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Mel - you are super kind to dust off those old archives! I very much appreciate you reading and for your great feedback. I do have a sensitive side. My church has shared several of the stories, but I have to admit, some of mine they wouldn't touch and for good reason! Have a great day. Bill
Comment from patmedium
Bill ... I'm up in the night. A particularly vivid dream woke me with a start. Pint beaker of tea and a cig ... still wide awake. Let's see, what's happening in Fanstoryland? A wonderful package of memories from Mr.. bhogg.
This is so intensely private and personal ... I feel privileged to have been invited to share it.
So many fathers are learning how to say I love you, these days. It's a wonderful sound and delights my soul to read these words.
So many decry the modern world and its problems ... but, on the plus side, is the relaxing of the emotional straitjackets on our menfolk.
AND doesn't your daughter look like you? She has the same bone structure and smile. (Much prettier, of course)
Pat.
reply by the author on 14-Sep-2010
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Bill ... I'm up in the night. A particularly vivid dream woke me with a start. Pint beaker of tea and a cig ... still wide awake. Let's see, what's happening in Fanstoryland? A wonderful package of memories from Mr.. bhogg.
This is so intensely private and personal ... I feel privileged to have been invited to share it.
So many fathers are learning how to say I love you, these days. It's a wonderful sound and delights my soul to read these words.
So many decry the modern world and its problems ... but, on the plus side, is the relaxing of the emotional straitjackets on our menfolk.
AND doesn't your daughter look like you? She has the same bone structure and smile. (Much prettier, of course)
Pat.
Comment Written 14-Sep-2010
reply by the author on 14-Sep-2010
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She is indeed much prettier. Thanks for visiting the vaults. This was the story that was my favorite. It always helps to write from the heart. Warm regards, Bill
Comment from Julia Yampolsky
Bill, thank you for referring me to this story. You mentioned that it wasn't the highest rated work, but it is your favorite. Well, it is my favorite now, too. My parents divorced when I was seven. All my life I wondered what sound, scent, or anything at all, might trigger my father's memory about me. I never asked him, and now I can't. He died in Russia a few years ago, when I lived in US. I always missed him not being around, and now I will read your story when I miss him. You mentioned that my poetry speaks to you. Well, your writing speaks to me, Bill. I guess, it takes a person who is wired the same way as a writer to be able to relate. I don't write reviews on this site because almost nothing speaks to me. Most poems here are full of cliches, stating and repeating the obvious, rarely do I find creative images. And, I am not good, or don't feel that I can critique prose in English. All I can say that it either speaks to me, makes me want to read the work to the end, or even read it again and again. Your is that work - I want to read it again and again.
P.S. I could actually hear that hammock sing.
-Julia
reply by the author on 03-Sep-2010
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Bill, thank you for referring me to this story. You mentioned that it wasn't the highest rated work, but it is your favorite. Well, it is my favorite now, too. My parents divorced when I was seven. All my life I wondered what sound, scent, or anything at all, might trigger my father's memory about me. I never asked him, and now I can't. He died in Russia a few years ago, when I lived in US. I always missed him not being around, and now I will read your story when I miss him. You mentioned that my poetry speaks to you. Well, your writing speaks to me, Bill. I guess, it takes a person who is wired the same way as a writer to be able to relate. I don't write reviews on this site because almost nothing speaks to me. Most poems here are full of cliches, stating and repeating the obvious, rarely do I find creative images. And, I am not good, or don't feel that I can critique prose in English. All I can say that it either speaks to me, makes me want to read the work to the end, or even read it again and again. Your is that work - I want to read it again and again.
P.S. I could actually hear that hammock sing.
-Julia
Comment Written 03-Sep-2010
reply by the author on 03-Sep-2010
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Hi Julia - thank you very much for reading and your really warm review. I appreciate both very much. Warm regards, Bill
Comment from InHisownwrite
This my friend is so beautiful.....
First of all it grabs right at my heart....
I'm about the same age.... similarly went through some of the same things.... divorce... was one....Where my youngest two didn't get to hear my "sounds" as you so lovingly put it... and I ache for those times over sometimes... I too watch my young grandchildren now and then.. I love how you ended this... You are a very gifted man... Why? Mostly because it pours from your heart...
Thank you for referring me to this ... Bryan
reply by the author on 03-Aug-2010
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This my friend is so beautiful.....
First of all it grabs right at my heart....
I'm about the same age.... similarly went through some of the same things.... divorce... was one....Where my youngest two didn't get to hear my "sounds" as you so lovingly put it... and I ache for those times over sometimes... I too watch my young grandchildren now and then.. I love how you ended this... You are a very gifted man... Why? Mostly because it pours from your heart...
Thank you for referring me to this ... Bryan
Comment Written 03-Aug-2010
reply by the author on 03-Aug-2010
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Bryan - you are certainly welcome. I appreciate that you took the time to "dust off" the vaults and read. About 95% of what I've posted is non-fiction. Lots of living in 61 years and if I don't write it down, stories will be lost forever. Regards, Bill
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I will try to dig into some more, as soon as I can... I do respect your talent..Bryan
Comment from gramalot8
Bhogg, what a beautifully written tribute and remembrance of you and the daughter in her youth. I hope you now have the chance to continue making memories with her as she is older.
reply by the author on 21-Jun-2010
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Bhogg, what a beautifully written tribute and remembrance of you and the daughter in her youth. I hope you now have the chance to continue making memories with her as she is older.
Comment Written 21-Jun-2010
reply by the author on 21-Jun-2010
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Thank you for reading. Yes, I do have a chance. Just talked to her tonight and am planning a visit!
Comment from JW
What a warm heart-touching story that would send a lot of us down memory lane. And you are right about how many times a little things, like a sound or a song can transport us back at least 20 years.
You did a great job of writing thing. Jonathon
reply by the author on 21-Jun-2010
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What a warm heart-touching story that would send a lot of us down memory lane. And you are right about how many times a little things, like a sound or a song can transport us back at least 20 years.
You did a great job of writing thing. Jonathon
Comment Written 21-Jun-2010
reply by the author on 21-Jun-2010
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Hi Jonathon - I appreciate your reading of the story and for your kind comments!
Comment from LadyWave
You reeled me in with your wonderful descriptions in the beginning and kept me engaged until the very end. I felt like I could see, hear, and smell everything that you described. I think your message at the end is a great one - one that a lot of people should heed.
reply by the author on 21-Jun-2010
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You reeled me in with your wonderful descriptions in the beginning and kept me engaged until the very end. I felt like I could see, hear, and smell everything that you described. I think your message at the end is a great one - one that a lot of people should heed.
Comment Written 21-Jun-2010
reply by the author on 21-Jun-2010
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Thanks for reading! I just read your story today about the ice skaters - enjoyed very much. A CPA who wants to write. In one of my past lives, I was both a business controller and a plant controller and eventually wound up in sales. Why don't we both keep writing! LOL Bill
Comment from marcellawachtel
Never realized till you pointed it out. They ARE linked. I was thinking about it and I came up with smell as a link; when a woman sits next to me on the bus wearing "4711" cologne, I am right back in my mother's lap with my face in her neck. (I am78 years old, so the power is really immense!) Each example you gave is a gem. Your story is lovely, the story of a happy man and a happy grandfather
reply by the author on 21-Jun-2010
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Never realized till you pointed it out. They ARE linked. I was thinking about it and I came up with smell as a link; when a woman sits next to me on the bus wearing "4711" cologne, I am right back in my mother's lap with my face in her neck. (I am78 years old, so the power is really immense!) Each example you gave is a gem. Your story is lovely, the story of a happy man and a happy grandfather
Comment Written 21-Jun-2010
reply by the author on 21-Jun-2010
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Thank you for reading and sharing that wonderful sensory link!
Comment from CKLA
This is truly touching. It is comforting that the slightest smells or sounds can bring back a flood of cherished memories.
A pleasure to read.
Collette
reply by the author on 21-Jun-2010
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This is truly touching. It is comforting that the slightest smells or sounds can bring back a flood of cherished memories.
A pleasure to read.
Collette
Comment Written 20-Jun-2010
reply by the author on 21-Jun-2010
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Thanks for reading and for your kind comments.
