Comments on: An Ironic Sequel

By: Kate H

Kate H — Wed, 03 Dec 2014 02:29:00 +0000

Martha, you have a beautiful way with words.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 02 Dec 2014 20:09:33 +0000

Martha–I think you are a hat person–but that is a digression. The shots are all about texture. When applied to plot/events texture (lifeforce, stoney walls, furry gloss, thorny points) become the story, stick in the reader's mind and prompt the journey.

By: Kris H

Kris H — Tue, 02 Dec 2014 05:17:41 +0000

Martha, this might be your most provocative and inspiring post yet…you don't have to be a writer to appreciate it – as a passionate reader, I think I'll keep your writing and story-telling perspective in mind. Please keep posting, I'll follow…Kris H

By: Paula Ross

Paula Ross — Sun, 30 Nov 2014 12:55:42 +0000

Intriguing and mysterious as a good story /plot should be. Martha, your writing encourages the reader to wonder and wish to know more or perhaps fill in the blanks in the one’s own mind and on one’s own paper. Thank you!

By: Susan Brown

Susan Brown — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 19:21:43 +0000

Fur or faux – what makes it work is that it's not sitting on a rack but on a live head – in this case on yours! it's not for dress up (Halloween just passed), it's not to protect from snow and wind. This inanimate headdress becomes alive, opens a big smile, drains through heart and gut to lift the body off the ground. The visitor from Holland adds his sparkle with his homeland insignia, feeds on laughter and warmth. Leaves hat and tulips and flies off.

By: Teri

Teri — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 06:23:46 +0000

This one was my first thought: “Why would you wear a hat intended for warmth with thin black silk?” And then I thought: She is wearing the hat in an old stone house/(castle maybe) across the ocean in an easterly direction. More story please. And happy holiday(s) Martha

By: Jackie Nach

Jackie Nach — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 02:19:49 +0000

Okay. Enufff-already. So.. er…. about that Dutchman "bestowing a number of gifts", then still stopping to buy you those lovely yellow tulips. Tell all.
Here's a great tip about tulips: Cut about an inch off the bottom, let immediately stand in lukewarm water for about an hour, then arrange in cold water with some ice cubes. They will stand upright and not open more or droop for days.

By: Charlotte

Charlotte — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 19:08:32 +0000

Martha love the hat! You and Usher share the same sense of style he wore one with a tail in his LA concert last week! His music, dance and lyrics also create a story through performance. I agree that there is no magical formula or process just a raw talent and the will to succeed coupled with hard work and persistence. It is humbling to see masters at work, yet to become a master I must put in much work. Have a great Thanksgiving, Charlotte