tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post1139313738172259465..comments2024-03-25T22:38:39.934-07:00Comments on THERESA'S TALES: not exactly wonderlandTheresa Milsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-49493315793608102192015-05-21T19:30:21.610-07:002015-05-21T19:30:21.610-07:00Thanks, Humbird. That was one strange apartment du...Thanks, Humbird. That was one strange apartment during a hard year of grad school. The last 3 years are a lot quieter! Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-13010814067205605592015-05-20T11:43:29.633-07:002015-05-20T11:43:29.633-07:00I love the fact that the family despite of sizes a...I love the fact that the family despite of sizes and parameters existed and guessing, in love, what make all difficulty manageable.....~ Love the ironical tone of poem. Glad that the last three years you have quieter house. Thank you for sharing!humbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106270909713851811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-2001480574345447462015-03-12T06:03:57.305-07:002015-03-12T06:03:57.305-07:00Thank you, Hilary! Thank you, Hilary! Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-55930860126648852342015-03-11T04:58:36.480-07:002015-03-11T04:58:36.480-07:00Hi Theresa .. how often did that happen .. I just ...Hi Theresa .. how often did that happen .. I just never managed the 4 children! But we mix and match, unhappily at times, til with luck we can reach out and be free ... <br /><br />We can succeed despite the challenges .. good luck for your nearly done again!! Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-62755286242711314482015-02-25T19:07:28.041-08:002015-02-25T19:07:28.041-08:00Your comment really means a lot to me. Glad we'...Your comment really means a lot to me. Glad we're friends too. Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-61199080381065998872015-02-25T19:06:53.929-08:002015-02-25T19:06:53.929-08:00Victoria, if it makes you feel better, I was in gr...Victoria, if it makes you feel better, I was in grad school then and I'm in grad school now. Almost done... again. Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-21564895965892279172015-02-24T17:37:07.166-08:002015-02-24T17:37:07.166-08:00I still say, good for you, Theresa, for going to a...I still say, good for you, Theresa, for going to and surviving grad school. If I had graduated earlier in life, I believe I would have tried to find money to attend grad school. But as it was, with five children all quickly approaching college age as I received my undergrad degree, it simply wasn't in the finances.<br /><br />As for the poem, another winner. I love how you describe the children below as alarm clocks and the second bedroom/office as large enough for self-doubt. Boy did I have a lot of that attending the University of Pennsylvania.<br /><br />Theresa, there is much I love in your description about your second apartment. The poem is wonderful. You are an amazing writer, and I am glad we are friends.<br />Victoria Marie Leeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294868315757138169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-55333113966802927612015-02-21T20:19:01.768-08:002015-02-21T20:19:01.768-08:00Thank you, Mary Hill! Thank you, Mary Hill! Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-29458191794700799562015-02-21T19:51:47.304-08:002015-02-21T19:51:47.304-08:00I enjoyed the tone and illusions of the poem. I lo...I enjoyed the tone and illusions of the poem. I loved your metaphors. Thanks for visiting me on my Blitz Day. Hope you will stop back by. ;)Mary Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05364984522554522146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-11843269394915923712015-02-20T05:18:30.861-08:002015-02-20T05:18:30.861-08:00Michael, that's such high praise. Thank you.Michael, that's such high praise. Thank you.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-7187371345900531122015-02-19T17:35:34.560-08:002015-02-19T17:35:34.560-08:00this is that extra bit good that one finds in a bo...this is that extra bit good that one finds in a book somewhere making the writer moneyMichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164471310146247950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-55900587371220467462015-02-19T11:53:32.513-08:002015-02-19T11:53:32.513-08:00Tess, thank you. It seems many of us have.Tess, thank you. It seems many of us have.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-60320573844098057372015-02-19T11:26:37.414-08:002015-02-19T11:26:37.414-08:00Nicely penned...I've been there...Nicely penned...I've been there...Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-4188670465540625492015-02-18T17:39:15.023-08:002015-02-18T17:39:15.023-08:00Karen, it was a nice change because where we lived...Karen, it was a nice change because where we lived in NYC before this apartment didn't have cable laid out yet. Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-9454634581203631512015-02-18T14:58:03.055-08:002015-02-18T14:58:03.055-08:00Wow, cable? Lucky you, as I read your words, with ...Wow, cable? Lucky you, as I read your words, with eyes of remembering, except for that! 21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-22195252413515525592015-02-18T14:24:59.136-08:002015-02-18T14:24:59.136-08:00Thank you, Carrie. Yes, gotta have cable! Thank you, Carrie. Yes, gotta have cable! Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-44544772637837362015-02-18T14:24:37.156-08:002015-02-18T14:24:37.156-08:00Thanks, Helena! Thanks, Helena! Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-44605376331619680042015-02-18T14:24:22.635-08:002015-02-18T14:24:22.635-08:00Thank you, Rommy! Thank you, Rommy! Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-80703660435385850572015-02-18T13:16:09.676-08:002015-02-18T13:16:09.676-08:00Michael, the title "Not Exactly Wonderland,&q...Michael, the title "Not Exactly Wonderland," is a nod to Alice in Wonderland. In the book, "Eat me" means she grows bigger, and "Drink me" she shrinks. So the furniture was too big compared with the too small apartment. Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-20664129850986289862015-02-18T08:44:03.176-08:002015-02-18T08:44:03.176-08:00What strange adjectives you have used. I have no i...What strange adjectives you have used. I have no idea what "eat me" and "drink me" even look like but I'm picturing rather small? I suppose that's what poetry is supposed to do, right? Intrigue the senses and challenge our idea of what is known.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-32438559980516852432015-02-17T12:48:17.191-08:002015-02-17T12:48:17.191-08:00I love the play with the Wonderland themes here, e...I love the play with the Wonderland themes here, especially how it contrasts with a very regular reality.Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-79968461651443373912015-02-17T12:46:27.816-08:002015-02-17T12:46:27.816-08:00Glad you got there - great poem!Glad you got there - great poem!Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447013188405986054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-35434700550393094152015-02-17T10:42:19.179-08:002015-02-17T10:42:19.179-08:00Gotta have cable! Sounds like your life has been a...Gotta have cable! Sounds like your life has been a busy journey. Love the way you told the tale Theresa! :-)Carrie Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-57102092592533702802015-02-16T18:48:35.183-08:002015-02-16T18:48:35.183-08:00Thank you so much, Bekkie. I enjoyed your poem too...Thank you so much, Bekkie. I enjoyed your poem too!Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-71876350382256184902015-02-16T16:52:54.508-08:002015-02-16T16:52:54.508-08:00With writing like this to read, who needs cable? L...With writing like this to read, who needs cable? Loved the beat style you used with surprising images and impeccable timing! I will be visiting your poem each week now!<br /><br />I agree about cable I consider it cheap when you look at the price for a movie and a night out! Haha!Bekkie Sanchezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16300001421561443693noreply@blogger.com