Comments on: In the Masthead http://mossyskull.com/news/in-the-masthead/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-the-masthead Ramblings of Michael J. DeLuca Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:32:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Jeff Howell http://mossyskull.com/news/in-the-masthead/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Jeff Howell Mon, 24 Jul 2006 05:49:13 +0000 http://mjd.joskinandlob.com/wordpress/?p=108#comment-67 Thanks for the response! Thanks for the response!

]]> By: mjd http://mossyskull.com/news/in-the-masthead/comment-page-1/#comment-66 mjd Sun, 23 Jul 2006 03:50:45 +0000 http://mjd.joskinandlob.com/wordpress/?p=108#comment-66 Right, sorry--that link is to Gwenda's blog, not to her advice column. To read her criticism of my sentimentality regarding fuzz-filled animal companions, you've got to either buy a copy of Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristled voume 18, or pester me for my copy. And I agree, that childlike capacity for awe does seem to be a prerequisiste for good writing. Right, sorry–that link is to Gwenda’s blog, not to her advice column. To read her criticism of my sentimentality regarding fuzz-filled animal companions, you’ve got to either buy a copy of Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristled voume 18, or pester me for my copy.

And I agree, that childlike capacity for awe does seem to be a prerequisiste for good writing.

]]> By: Jeff Howell http://mossyskull.com/news/in-the-masthead/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Jeff Howell Sun, 09 Jul 2006 00:52:02 +0000 http://mjd.joskinandlob.com/wordpress/?p=108#comment-65 Hello, I second the Ridler's congratulations. That's great you're getting some notarity in the industry. Regarding the advice column and stuffed animals, I looked on the site for a couple minutes but was completely lost. Perhaps it was in June and now that the month changed it's lost in some archiverse I am unable to navigate. Anyway, without having seen the question or answer, I will now attempt to give an opinion. Most likely the question had to do with you having stuffed well into adulthood, and her answer was "to put childish things away". I'll admit to having some stuffed animals, and I think they are similar to having action figures or other toys. I was very amused by James Morrow bringing some toys to Odyssey, and Allen Steele showing his brainstorming notebook that looked like it was out of high school study hall. I took these events as confirmation that many writers retain a child-like view of the world. If this advice columnist was so 'adult' to be dissmissive of stuffed animals, then it's her loss. I think curiosity and tolerance are child-like traits, which the world's waves try to erode like mountains into beaches. Ok I should put a sock in it until I actually read the advice column in question. Hope you are having a nice weekend! Hello, I second the Ridler’s congratulations. That’s great you’re getting some notarity in the industry.

Regarding the advice column and stuffed animals, I looked on the site for a couple minutes but was completely lost. Perhaps it was in June and now that the month changed it’s lost in some archiverse I am unable to navigate.

Anyway, without having seen the question or answer, I will now attempt to give an opinion. Most likely the question had to do with you having stuffed well into adulthood, and her answer was “to put childish things away”.

I’ll admit to having some stuffed animals, and I think they are similar to having action figures or other toys. I was very amused by James Morrow bringing some toys to Odyssey, and Allen Steele showing his brainstorming notebook that looked like it was out of high school study hall. I took these events as confirmation that many writers retain a child-like view of the world. If this advice columnist was so ‘adult’ to be dissmissive of stuffed animals, then it’s her loss. I think curiosity and tolerance are child-like traits, which the world’s waves try to erode like mountains into beaches.

Ok I should put a sock in it until I actually read the advice column in question. Hope you are having a nice weekend!

]]> By: Ridler http://mossyskull.com/news/in-the-masthead/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Ridler Thu, 06 Jul 2006 00:58:22 +0000 http://mjd.joskinandlob.com/wordpress/?p=108#comment-64 Hi Mike, Congrats on being the LCRW mastman! Oh, and I should let you know that I hunt stuffed animals for sport. But I never eat them. Hey, there's a De Luca or Howe story in that!!! JSR Hi Mike,

Congrats on being the LCRW mastman!

Oh, and I should let you know that I hunt stuffed animals for sport. But I never eat them. Hey, there’s a De Luca or Howe story in that!!!

JSR

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