I will tell you something about stories,
[he said]
They aren’t just entertainment.
Don’t be fooled.
They are all we have, you see,
all we have to fight off
illness and death
-Leslie Marmon Silko
It's something I am dwelling on, while holding a kitten on my lap.
8 comments:
Beautiful poem, and very provocative. Storymaking, storytelling, is distinctly human. Do animals tell each other stories? Hmmmm ...
The kitten is adorable and no doubt brings lightness to all your contemplations.
"We tell ourselves stories in order to live" - Joan Didion:
Nice! Liked Kurt's quote too.
Stories are everywhere we look, even in that kitten scooting off the sofa!
I guess that is what blogging is-telling stories.
Frank is so incredibly cute--light on his feet. It makes me so happy to see pics of him!
I can't believe I missed these last two posts! Dur... I usually check. Have been rushing around--
Yes, our stories are our world view and our life and how we share ourselves w/ others.
Blogging is a huge thing in self-presentation because how we put ourselves "out there" for the public -- including those we don't know -- is something quite interesting.
Think of Frieda Kahlo and her self-presentation through painting. Blogs are the same, only with a different medium.
What we put out there might is vastly influenced by the medium. If you were telling your stories to me, face-to-face, it would be quite different.
But with Frank... you should post adventures w/ Frank. Frank can be a great character for your blog. Frankly speaking.
Frank is so sweeeet.
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