tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2667521601821857519.post7253540762310119992..comments2023-10-19T04:22:15.942-07:00Comments on Mindbook: The "Education" of This Poet (4): Brain Wave and the End of Science FictionT.R. Hummerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113264848463596680noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2667521601821857519.post-71703493067538047012009-06-03T06:34:39.543-07:002009-06-03T06:34:39.543-07:00Distance does help -- though I think it's not ...Distance does help -- though I think it's not a completely necessary condition for perspective. Thanks for the good words about this. A lot of it has not been terribly easy to revisit.T.R. Hummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12113264848463596680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2667521601821857519.post-41002591490804781662009-06-02T20:56:36.697-07:002009-06-02T20:56:36.697-07:00I have nothing against escapism. If you can't...I have nothing against escapism. If you can't leave this place in body, you've got to go somewhere in your mind to survive. My friend tells me this is especially true for Macon. I think he said something like "that town will make you want to set fire to yourself if you have any sense at all."<br /><br />This is a beautiful, profound series. I've enjoyed reading. Your writing about Mississippi says all the things I've thought and some I didn't know I'd thought. Every time I read one of these pieces I have the urge to write my own. But I'm not sure I'm ready. Part of me is afraid I can't keep living here if I say too much. Here's to the importance of elsewhere.Sharon Geraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01662224997030187062noreply@blogger.com