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  1. Parker Owens
    Luca has done more for Jamie in a period of 24 hours than his parents have done in years. You write Jamie's character so we feel the dead weight of familial expectations not only on his shoulders, but on ours, too. As the chapter progresses, you help us feel it lift. I wondered how Luca connected with the artists in this chapter. How did he get to know both Marla and the artist's collective group with which this chapter's narrative ended? Luca seems more and more like a kind of angel sent to poor Jamie. If Jamie spreads his wings, will that change? Undoubtedly, I'm interested in seeing more!
  2. Parker Owens
    There is so much to observe and write about. My problem is often choosing on what to concentrate. Thank you for continuing to read and to comment!
  3. Parker Owens
    This time of year brings me the greatest joy to hear the morning chorus of birdsong. I wouldn't wonder if readers got tired of poetry dedicated to it, but to me, it is an inexhaustible source of delight. Thanks very much for reading, and for your comments.
  4. Parker Owens
    Thank you for taking such time as to read and then react to each of these poems. I’m glad you and I feel similarly as we contemplate parting with books which represent episodes in our lives. That hole in my pocket still needs mending, but it made me a friend. Thanks again, and I hope a couple of these merit re-reading.
  5. Parker Owens
    April 22 Fishing Before the oaks begin to break their bud and maples with their flowers paint the ground the willow nods green-gold above the flood among the first with color to be crowned. Beneath their arches, new trout swim the stream To feed upon new insects hatching there In places where the sunlight’s morning gleam Reveals the presence of such tasty fare. Yet standing at the roots spread on the bank A figure there now cas
  6. Parker Owens
    This was awesome. The autobiography of a chair tickled me.
  7. Parker Owens
    I’m enjoying this story. The dialogue and emotions seem real to me, and the development is unhurried. Luca is a fantastic listener.
  8. Parker Owens
    Thank you for taking the time to read Andy’s story! Thanks also for sharing your reaction and response to it.
  9. Parker Owens
    There must be so much that Dante is thinking, yet cannot immediately express. You’ve given us a deep sense of his state in this chapter. Thank you.
  10. Parker Owens
    Can I borrow that phrase for my classes on Monday? The mouthfeel of mathematics! I love it. Thanks very much for reading and for commenting.
  11. Parker Owens
    Thank you for letting me know about April 16 and 17. The latter was pure fun with words; something which, in these so serious times, I forget to pursue. It was fun to puzzle out April 17. Thanks again.
  12. Parker Owens
    Thanks for your kind and encouraging words. I won’t rant, but I have to say that deliberate misreading of religious text for political gain makes my teeth grind. Labels may be convenient, but they mustn’t be used to deny anyone’s essential humanity and value. Thanks again for reading these!
  13. Parker Owens
    I’m glad you liked Sun Ray. It’s sometimes hard to remember that hope in dark days. Thanks for your encouragement.
  14. Parker Owens
    You’re very welcome. Thanks for accompanying me.
  15. Parker Owens
    You're very kind. Thank you!
  16. Parker Owens
    Thank you. It's sometimes hard to believe in hope without affirming it.
  17. Parker Owens
    April 15 Old Holidays On the porch The Christmas Lights remain hanging from the rafters yet unlit to wait for a warm day and a tall stepladder when perhaps gentle hands take them down or choose to leave them up until June. Easter eggs long ago pierced and blown out, and colored with layers of wax and dye in complex patterns known best by a childlike mind now occupy a place of honor, laid in Mom’s crystal b
  18. Parker Owens
    Thank you, tim, for reading and for letting these steep. I’m hopeful these reach you in good ways.
  19. Parker Owens

    Spiraling

    Parker Owens commented on JACC's story chapter in Spiraling

    I am moved by this poem. I offer you a hug and hope for better days.
  20. Parker Owens
    Thank you!
  21. Parker Owens
    Thank you very much for reading these. It should not matter what colors you wear or what banner you fly, yet some people make a huge deal of it.
  22. Parker Owens
    Thank you for sharing your thoughts and reactions to these. How hard it is to escape the influence of labels and expectations! And the self-appointed enforcers of these rules and labels seem ever more cruel. Thank you again.
  23. Parker Owens
    Thanks a million for your kind and encouraging words.
  24. Parker Owens
    @drsawzall Thanks very much. I hope they prove to be memorable.
  25. Parker Owens

    Chapter 1

    Parker Owens commented on Valkyrie's story chapter in Chapter 1

    I really liked #2! I want to read it over and again. It’s something I’d want my students to read and think over.
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