Comments on: Precursor to “The Morning Porch”

By: Evan

Evan — Sat, 03 May 2008 18:40:30 +0000

The tinyness, the lack of gravity, but still worthwhile — it is like those paper things that Japanese pilgrims leave at shrines. I’m sure you’ve seen them: paper gumwrapper chains, the origami swallows, etc.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:17:45 +0000

You said it! I think I have the perfect combination of traits to be a blogger: I’m an exhibitionist, but I’m also a loner. :)

By: Shai

Shai — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:13:23 +0000

Without the (mild) pressure that blogging supplies, I’d hardly write anything.

Dave, me too. For those of us who crave feedback and would feel way too lonely writing a book and having to wait months or years before getting feedback—blogging has been a great boon to writing productivity.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:05:48 +0000

marja-leena – You read the whole series? Bless you.

What’s interesting too is that my original impulse to record observations from my front porch was almost exactly ten years before the start of the Morning Porch. What is it about November?

carolee – It’s funny, but Ive always considering lost ideas to remain accessible to my subconcious, so I’ve never worried much about forgetting a good idea. On the other hand, I think that’s a bad attitude for a writer to have, because it removes a sense of urgency to get stuff down. Without the (mild) pressure that blogging supplies, I’d hardly write anything.

By: carolee

carolee — Thu, 01 May 2008 12:35:42 +0000

i find it fascinating that you found an earlier “reference” to a project that hadn’t begun (yet). and it’s encouraging that even if we have no accessible memory about an idea (i often consider lost ideas gone forever), they may leave bread crumbs. that’s good news!

By: marja-leena

marja-leena — Thu, 01 May 2008 05:07:33 +0000

Wow, I really enjoyed reading through your chronicles, Dave, a fuller version of your present Morning Porch, and something from before I got to know your blog. It certainly is interesting how we do revisit old interests, even subconsciously. You’ve done an amazing job putting all this together on your present blog configuration.