The Never Starting Story
Viewing comments for Chapter 7 "Artists, Strange Kids in Town"A collection of things that fit nowhere else.
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Comment from I am Cat
WEll, yet again, if not for the circumstances surrounding us, we COULD, indeed, be the same person. ;) I mean, inside, where it counts. I think I 'get' you.
Why do I think that? Maybe that's what you want me to think? I don't know, I bet there are lots of people here who think that? I don't know, I haven't read any of your other reviews... perhaps they do, but it's of no matter (I used that word because all of a sudden, I couldn't spell the one I wanted to use) damn.
Anyway.... my thoughts...
Of course, to be with me(,) you[,] must wither in agony and angst over your existence(;) (a)nd then, we can talk. (remove the comma after 'you' and put it after 'me' (sounds selfish, doesn't it? ) LOL
There was no one in my class that was like me. There was no one that I could relate to at least when it came to that. I had friends. I had good friends. I had girlfriends. Indeed I had mainly girlfriends as I found males to be of little value to me. Girls were smarter, softer and smelled better. It wasn't a difficult choice really!
lol, I can so relate to this. (well, except it was the other way around)
This is just so REAL to me... and actually, I never get to be with anyone LIKE me... and i'm not sure I'd WANT to, you know? Then they'd be somehow as creative as I am, right? Wow, then what? Have you ever been around someone who was actually MORE creative? BETTER than you are? I haven't. LOLOL... how arrogant is that? wow. I mean, not face to face... well, unless you count my son. And I can't count my son... he's the Chosen One. ;)
At the time I truly had no idea if what I was creating was any good or worthwhile in any way. It came easy to me. So, how would I know? (this is so true... I've never known.. I still don't, except that I'm starting to feel like it might be)
I suppose the most foolish thing I have ever done is to write things that no one ever reads or compose music that no one ever hears. That is the reason that artists create. We create to share. That is what we are supposed to do.
(yeah, I did it for years...and still, hardly anyone in my REAL world sees what I do, only you guys. )
your face, reflected in a puddle,
washed clean
hair falling chaotically from your head
unpainted beauty
winter's rain washes you away
and I'm
alone
(She's right... this is lovely)
[This is] some memories of growing up and trying to find my way as a creative person. (these are)
I'm still here... reading along... this has helped me through my night. ;)
thanks
C
reply by the author on 14-Nov-2015
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WEll, yet again, if not for the circumstances surrounding us, we COULD, indeed, be the same person. ;) I mean, inside, where it counts. I think I 'get' you.
Why do I think that? Maybe that's what you want me to think? I don't know, I bet there are lots of people here who think that? I don't know, I haven't read any of your other reviews... perhaps they do, but it's of no matter (I used that word because all of a sudden, I couldn't spell the one I wanted to use) damn.
Anyway.... my thoughts...
Of course, to be with me(,) you[,] must wither in agony and angst over your existence(;) (a)nd then, we can talk. (remove the comma after 'you' and put it after 'me' (sounds selfish, doesn't it? ) LOL
There was no one in my class that was like me. There was no one that I could relate to at least when it came to that. I had friends. I had good friends. I had girlfriends. Indeed I had mainly girlfriends as I found males to be of little value to me. Girls were smarter, softer and smelled better. It wasn't a difficult choice really!
lol, I can so relate to this. (well, except it was the other way around)
This is just so REAL to me... and actually, I never get to be with anyone LIKE me... and i'm not sure I'd WANT to, you know? Then they'd be somehow as creative as I am, right? Wow, then what? Have you ever been around someone who was actually MORE creative? BETTER than you are? I haven't. LOLOL... how arrogant is that? wow. I mean, not face to face... well, unless you count my son. And I can't count my son... he's the Chosen One. ;)
At the time I truly had no idea if what I was creating was any good or worthwhile in any way. It came easy to me. So, how would I know? (this is so true... I've never known.. I still don't, except that I'm starting to feel like it might be)
I suppose the most foolish thing I have ever done is to write things that no one ever reads or compose music that no one ever hears. That is the reason that artists create. We create to share. That is what we are supposed to do.
(yeah, I did it for years...and still, hardly anyone in my REAL world sees what I do, only you guys. )
your face, reflected in a puddle,
washed clean
hair falling chaotically from your head
unpainted beauty
winter's rain washes you away
and I'm
alone
(She's right... this is lovely)
[This is] some memories of growing up and trying to find my way as a creative person. (these are)
I'm still here... reading along... this has helped me through my night. ;)
thanks
C
Comment Written 12-Nov-2015
reply by the author on 14-Nov-2015
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I have met ONE person more creative than myself, but she's too nuts to get much accomplished. It's actually pretty cool to encounter someone like that. Hahaha. That's beyond arrogant. It's cute. :)
I do get the idea here that I might be pretty good at some of this. At least good enough to try and get better. People in the real world show no more interest then they ever did except to gain my favor.
Thank you. :)) mikey
Comment from ravenblack
Horseback riding- ouch! Love the italicized paragraph ( reminds me of your story about the institutionalized dude) and the solitude poem. I too felt often like the odd man out, the only one who heard the drumming. Really did not feel fulfilled artistically and as a human being until hooking up with many of the poets who are still in the poetry for that is now twenty years old. Thankfully, my wife is also and artist ( dancer and poet).
reply by the author on 01-Nov-2013
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Horseback riding- ouch! Love the italicized paragraph ( reminds me of your story about the institutionalized dude) and the solitude poem. I too felt often like the odd man out, the only one who heard the drumming. Really did not feel fulfilled artistically and as a human being until hooking up with many of the poets who are still in the poetry for that is now twenty years old. Thankfully, my wife is also and artist ( dancer and poet).
Comment Written 01-Nov-2013
reply by the author on 01-Nov-2013
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That's cool your wife is an artist. Mine isn't and there is a bit of odd jealousy that is hard to explain when it comes to talking to female artists. Makes her edgy. I get it I suppose. I actually liked being the odd man out as long as I had an ally or two. But, being the only one is not so fun. mikey
Comment from Barb Hensongispsaca
Very well written and some really good points Made about writers and entertainers. You seem to be very well versec in the fine arts and can convey that to your readers. And if not...oh well...
reply by the author on 31-Oct-2013
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Very well written and some really good points Made about writers and entertainers. You seem to be very well versec in the fine arts and can convey that to your readers. And if not...oh well...
Comment Written 31-Oct-2013
reply by the author on 31-Oct-2013
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That is what I love about this little place. I have to look all over to find even one person that understands anything I care about. Here we all do. A great place! mikey
Comment from Spitfire
To an artist, it is death not to create. I couldn't agree more. In a way, loneliness is a prerequisite as one needs solitude to muse and imagine. "My own kind" --that's another truism. One find ordinary people so bland and uninspiring. Love the poem about solitude.
reply by the author on 30-Oct-2013
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To an artist, it is death not to create. I couldn't agree more. In a way, loneliness is a prerequisite as one needs solitude to muse and imagine. "My own kind" --that's another truism. One find ordinary people so bland and uninspiring. Love the poem about solitude.
Comment Written 30-Oct-2013
reply by the author on 30-Oct-2013
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It really made me smile to find that poem. I had no memory of it. I read it and said to myself: "Pretty good kid." I really did feel dead when I wasn't writing or making music. No one but I could tell. I still had the same personality and everything else. Just nothing burning inside. Great insights, mikey
Comment from Sasha
I am thoroughly enjoying this book. I love how you have chosen to present it; fragments of past thoughts, poems, and telling us who you were and are. Great stuff here. I found one minor spag:
not really and uncle..I think you mean 'an' uncle...
reply by the author on 30-Oct-2013
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I am thoroughly enjoying this book. I love how you have chosen to present it; fragments of past thoughts, poems, and telling us who you were and are. Great stuff here. I found one minor spag:
not really and uncle..I think you mean 'an' uncle...
Comment Written 30-Oct-2013
reply by the author on 30-Oct-2013
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Glad you like it. It is totally fun to write. The poetry is cool to find. The two in this chapter I don't even remember. I never edited anything until I arrived here. I would just write it and put it away and find it a hundred years later untouched! Fixed the little error you found. Thanks for pointing it out. mikey
Comment from nancy_e_davis
my shadow, sensing my loneliness
walks along beside me
sometimes scurrying in and out of doorways
or skipping down an unlighted alley
but, always near
I really liked this part of the first poem a lot. The other one is good. I like the places your muse takes you. Good job. Nancy
reply by the author on 30-Oct-2013
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my shadow, sensing my loneliness
walks along beside me
sometimes scurrying in and out of doorways
or skipping down an unlighted alley
but, always near
I really liked this part of the first poem a lot. The other one is good. I like the places your muse takes you. Good job. Nancy
Comment Written 30-Oct-2013
reply by the author on 30-Oct-2013
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When I ran across that one I had no memory of writing it. I was surprised and thought it was pretty good myself. I am pleased you are enjoying this. I am thoroughly enjoying writing it. My memories of those times are so clear. Strange because I am not that clear about last week really! Thank you very much, mikey
Comment from country ranch writer
THE MOTTTO TO THIS IS NEVER GIVE UP YOU NEVER KNOW HOW IT WILL TURN OUT UNLESS YOU TRY, AND BY TRIAL AND ERROR YOU WILL HAVE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE. I AM A WORK IN PROGRESS AND I SUCK AT A LOT OF THINGS BUT IDONT GIVE UP LIFE IS TO SHORT SO GO FOR IT MY FRIEND
reply by the author on 30-Oct-2013
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THE MOTTTO TO THIS IS NEVER GIVE UP YOU NEVER KNOW HOW IT WILL TURN OUT UNLESS YOU TRY, AND BY TRIAL AND ERROR YOU WILL HAVE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE. I AM A WORK IN PROGRESS AND I SUCK AT A LOT OF THINGS BUT IDONT GIVE UP LIFE IS TO SHORT SO GO FOR IT MY FRIEND
Comment Written 30-Oct-2013
reply by the author on 30-Oct-2013
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You are right on the money. No sense hiding in the corner. Just like you say: "Go for it!" If it don't work. Go for it again! I'm a work in progress too. If anyone isn't then I guess they are all done! That doesn't sound too good!!! ha! mikey
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Comment from kenni
My friend, we share many many personality traits. I jocked my way through school on the laurels of my artistic abilities, mainly drawing and writing. I connect with your story, strongly, and am appreciative for its telling. More so, even, of the two expressive and self imaged poems. Exceptional writing, but I'm busted. kenni
reply by the author on 30-Oct-2013
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My friend, we share many many personality traits. I jocked my way through school on the laurels of my artistic abilities, mainly drawing and writing. I connect with your story, strongly, and am appreciative for its telling. More so, even, of the two expressive and self imaged poems. Exceptional writing, but I'm busted. kenni
Comment Written 30-Oct-2013
reply by the author on 30-Oct-2013
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ha! there is nothing a writer likes to see more than an essay question! right? I think all of us artists have certain connections that the rest of the world just wouldn't understand. I know I so enjoy this site being around "my own kind". I don't even remember writing the poems. I was pleased to run across them. Almost like someone else wrote the. Thank you for the great review. Beats stars anytime. mikey
Comment from nelliesellie
I love the poems and the memories.I spent much of my childhood alone. It didn't bother me much. I had a world in my head. Stories, music, art and such. I was alone but never lonely.I was a tomboy. The division of the sexes did not bother me too much. I did feel 'different". Good work.
reply by the author on 30-Oct-2013
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I love the poems and the memories.I spent much of my childhood alone. It didn't bother me much. I had a world in my head. Stories, music, art and such. I was alone but never lonely.I was a tomboy. The division of the sexes did not bother me too much. I did feel 'different". Good work.
Comment Written 30-Oct-2013
reply by the author on 30-Oct-2013
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Different is good. All the best people are different. Really who remembers anyone that isn't? ha! Glad you like this. Your encouragement is very appreciated, mikey
Comment from cinderbella
Thanks for the author's notes, because this sounded biographical, yet it is listed as fiction.
I think the writing is great, it certainly held my attention, and was entertaining to read.
The poetry is wonderful, but my favorite is the last one, "Moments". The girl who told you this was good, (many, many years ago) was right. And you are right that what we create should be shared. I have never shared my own writing 'till now, and even then not to anyone who knows me. :)
Excellent job, Mikey. :) Sandra
reply by the author on 30-Oct-2013
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Thanks for the author's notes, because this sounded biographical, yet it is listed as fiction.
I think the writing is great, it certainly held my attention, and was entertaining to read.
The poetry is wonderful, but my favorite is the last one, "Moments". The girl who told you this was good, (many, many years ago) was right. And you are right that what we create should be shared. I have never shared my own writing 'till now, and even then not to anyone who knows me. :)
Excellent job, Mikey. :) Sandra
Comment Written 30-Oct-2013
reply by the author on 30-Oct-2013
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My bad. Thanks for pointing it out. It is biographical. It is fun to share especially if people enjoy it. One never thinks their own stories or thoughts are interesting yet, we tell everyone else that they are. Funny, I know I would've been a musician no matter what. But, if not for that girl and one much, much later I would never have been a writer. Glad you are enjoying my little ramblings. mikey
