sovay, thank you for linking me to this post, for so many reasons.
First off, just for the story of saving the toad. What I've nearly run over in the lawn has been shaggy-mane mushrooms. Mmmm, but I've stopped and picked them instead.
Second, for the train of associations. I *love* the way those work and have often wanted to do exactly this--map one--but have not, in fact, ever done it. And this map of this train is fascinating.
Third, for the taste of The Marsh King's Daughter, about which I'll write more back at your original comment.
Fourth, for the gorgeous snippet of Catherynne Valente's poems, especially the first; I love the idea of turning frogs to roses; it's like a shorthand for a bunch of magical associations.
And fifth, for these comments! Now I'll get to read another poem of seajules (whose poetry I enjoy very much), plus the story that another reader linked you to looks, from your response, like it must be interesting, and I'll read it, too. So one train of associations leads to others.
Also, it's very cool to look back in time. This conversation, here, feels so alive as I read it, yet it happened in 2006--and yet here, two years later, I'm also participating in it. Isn't this a kind of time travel? And better even, because it's simultaneously a journey into the past and a conversation that extends into the present.
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First off, just for the story of saving the toad. What I've nearly run over in the lawn has been shaggy-mane mushrooms. Mmmm, but I've stopped and picked them instead.
Second, for the train of associations. I *love* the way those work and have often wanted to do exactly this--map one--but have not, in fact, ever done it. And this map of this train is fascinating.
Third, for the taste of The Marsh King's Daughter, about which I'll write more back at your original comment.
Fourth, for the gorgeous snippet of Catherynne Valente's poems, especially the first; I love the idea of turning frogs to roses; it's like a shorthand for a bunch of magical associations.
And fifth, for these comments! Now I'll get to read another poem of
Also, it's very cool to look back in time. This conversation, here, feels so alive as I read it, yet it happened in 2006--and yet here, two years later, I'm also participating in it. Isn't this a kind of time travel? And better even, because it's simultaneously a journey into the past and a conversation that extends into the present.