tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147029108490505546.post7138940607415451897..comments2023-10-05T09:42:27.834-07:00Comments on Pamela Mordecai @ Jahworld: Grievingclarabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18046264094193801260noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147029108490505546.post-2675434470891953602007-09-12T10:38:00.000-07:002007-09-12T10:38:00.000-07:00Hi Geoff:Sorry to be late with this reply, but I'v...Hi Geoff:<BR/>Sorry to be late with this reply, but I've been away from my base, helping to bury the dead. You know the problem with taking a comment out of context. Of course, you care – and of course, you don't! And of course, I care – and of course, I don't! But maybe the issue with me is one of time? Because I'm older than you are? Because I've felt time running out since a revelation I had more than thirty years ago, way ahead of Stephen Hawking, that the world was rapidly winding down? Because some of my friends and acquaintances in their SUVs don't seem to get the sustainability thing? I guess we each do what we feel called to do, the important thing being to do, to act, to contribute to a community, to be civilized, cives, a good citizen – as you do, so very well. Be well, Geoff. Blessings, as always,<BR/><BR/>pam aka clarabellaclarabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18046264094193801260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147029108490505546.post-44194932814614430452007-09-01T16:39:00.000-07:002007-09-01T16:39:00.000-07:00Dear Pam,Nice conversation going here. I accept al...Dear Pam,<BR/><BR/>Nice conversation going here. I accept all your blessings gratefully...<BR/><BR/>Pam, I do care what I say, but as with all other matter, IF I became preoccupied with whether anyone would say anything, I would have stopped writing and blogging a long time ago.<BR/><BR/>As for the putting limits--that's a personal choice, and I'm sure like with everything else that you've done--no blowing smoke up your skirt--this blog will have the Pam Mordecai stamp on it--as it already has.<BR/><BR/>It will be very interesting to see how this blog evolves because it's a transparent work in progress.<BR/><BR/>Looking forward to more...<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>GeoffreyGeoffrey Philphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13442948340176713964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147029108490505546.post-79352866418583906802007-08-31T20:05:00.000-07:002007-08-31T20:05:00.000-07:00They saythat words don't matter?Those loudmouth ch...They say<BR/>that words <BR/>don't matter?<BR/><BR/>Those loud<BR/>mouth chatter<BR/>boxes?clarabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18046264094193801260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147029108490505546.post-7483506117658682222007-08-31T08:05:00.000-07:002007-08-31T08:05:00.000-07:00Words never mattersay our politicianssince theirs ...Words never matter<BR/>say our politicians<BR/>since theirs are empty;<BR/><BR/>to nourish the heart<BR/>we need poems and stories<BR/>from each fresh spirit.<BR/><BR/>All revolutions<BR/>begin with clear honest words<BR/>challenging silence.FSJLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15803079547494458258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147029108490505546.post-52702060610834752802007-08-29T14:51:00.000-07:002007-08-29T14:51:00.000-07:00Hi Nicholas;Welcome!. I'm new to this blog thing, ...Hi Nicholas;<BR/><BR/>Welcome!. I'm new to this blog thing, and so glad for the company. Geoff said in your interview that he doesn't care if people stop by to read what he has to say on his blog. I do care, not because I'm vain, but because I am concerned about dying bees, and dying literary magazines, and so many other dying things, including, I fear, the love of literature. It's good that CRB's subscription drive did so well. I hope the interest keeps building. As for the photo credits, I'm just jealous for the photographers who I know like to see their names right there beside the images. Sort of like the painter signing the work...<BR/><BR/>More time.<BR/><BR/>pamclarabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18046264094193801260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147029108490505546.post-86606592194234564132007-08-29T08:45:00.000-07:002007-08-29T08:45:00.000-07:00Dear Pam--thanks for the kind words about the CRB....Dear Pam--thanks for the kind words about the CRB. I'm very sorry to hear that Caribbean Writing Today will be closing. I'm working hard to make sure the same thing doesn't happen to the CRB, but of course every small literary magazine lives on the brink. I'm happy to say that our subscriptions drive of the past couple of months is showing good results, but we still (and will always) need more subscribers. So I'm grateful to you and Geoffrey for spreading the word.<BR/><BR/>And the CRB photo credits, by the way, are on the contents page. The image of Geoffrey that accompanies his interview is by Georgia Popplewell.<BR/><BR/>Best always,<BR/><BR/>Nicholas LaughlinNicholas Laughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636815243848162408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147029108490505546.post-31379000160974467512007-08-29T07:11:00.000-07:002007-08-29T07:11:00.000-07:00Hi Geoff:Thanks for stopping by. I'm here brooding...Hi Geoff:<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by. I'm here brooding over whether it may not be wise to put some limits on what I'm writing here, as you did, maybe restict it to being a "litblog". (I have to tell you how I hate lingo. There's something very them and us about it...) Someone who lectured till quite recently in comparative lit at UWI and is very well networked said that, until I took copies of CRB for them, they had never heard of it. That struck me as a little strange. Do you suppose that the PR was just not enough? As for doing your part, I can't think what we'd do without you! <BR/><BR/>Big blessings on you, and your house, also, my brother.<BR/><BR/>pamclarabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18046264094193801260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147029108490505546.post-43342948847833310242007-08-29T01:22:00.000-07:002007-08-29T01:22:00.000-07:00Dear Pam,Give thanks. I'm glad that you liked the ...Dear Pam,<BR/>Give thanks. I'm glad that you liked the interview. It was fun.<BR/><BR/>I, too, worry about the fate of CRB and other literary magazines and the lack of sponsorship and ads.<BR/><BR/>I try my part and hope that it will help.<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>GeoffreyGeoffrey Philphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13442948340176713964noreply@blogger.com