So many moments to respond to. First, H.R. Pufnstuf! xo This gave me so much insight into your dad - the outdoor not-picnics, the practical turned art details of his ducks, and the fact that he had to know that you don't have as many nerves in your face. Wow. And then there is the delightfulness of Abby's bird names. I prefer her taxonomy! this one is a beauty, Harris!!
Karen, I love this so much. Yes, the literal world is plenty, or can be. It certainly is in your writing! I love the scenes with your father, both making the flies and using them. I love the naming of birds. I love the meditation on metaphor and its limits, its dangers: the way it can seduce us into untruths. And of course I love that poem. Thank you for this. I will think and think of it. Xoxo
The loveliest comment, Mary. THANK YOU. You have a way of distilling that is itself so lean and beautiful-of course. "Seduce us into untruths"...that's IT! xo
So many moments to respond to. First, H.R. Pufnstuf! xo This gave me so much insight into your dad - the outdoor not-picnics, the practical turned art details of his ducks, and the fact that he had to know that you don't have as many nerves in your face. Wow. And then there is the delightfulness of Abby's bird names. I prefer her taxonomy! this one is a beauty, Harris!!
Thank you, Flynn!! Xoxo
Karen, I love this so much. Yes, the literal world is plenty, or can be. It certainly is in your writing! I love the scenes with your father, both making the flies and using them. I love the naming of birds. I love the meditation on metaphor and its limits, its dangers: the way it can seduce us into untruths. And of course I love that poem. Thank you for this. I will think and think of it. Xoxo
The loveliest comment, Mary. THANK YOU. You have a way of distilling that is itself so lean and beautiful-of course. "Seduce us into untruths"...that's IT! xo