tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661804458082871127.post5581643657444952528..comments2023-05-18T07:11:31.387-07:00Comments on Writing, Writer, Writest: Barbi Beckett: GladysJosh Grimmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11413502117938807860noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661804458082871127.post-4778576358601162322010-12-06T21:04:02.488-08:002010-12-06T21:04:02.488-08:00I had the pleasure of going to this home and meeti...I had the pleasure of going to this home and meeting your grandmother with you and my stuffed up nose from having a cold or allergies...I'll never forget telling your grandmother what sounded like "nice to beat you..."G Navarronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661804458082871127.post-77925416888204391812010-11-29T22:35:46.429-08:002010-11-29T22:35:46.429-08:00Listen to Lisa goddamnit. - MartiListen to Lisa goddamnit. - MartiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661804458082871127.post-90318414190891401362010-10-23T19:13:36.049-07:002010-10-23T19:13:36.049-07:00thanks again. awaiting the book, please.thanks again. awaiting the book, please.Susannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661804458082871127.post-73524417390812346962010-10-23T17:51:25.566-07:002010-10-23T17:51:25.566-07:00Jesus, Barbi. I'm just going to keep saying &q...Jesus, Barbi. I'm just going to keep saying "memoir" till I lose my voice. At which point I'll write it on the little chalkboard I wear on a leather strap around my neck. <br /><br />Write the memoir.<br /><br />[and the votive candles kill me.]Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05172930331604867335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661804458082871127.post-41845371423592898732010-10-23T13:37:59.183-07:002010-10-23T13:37:59.183-07:00this is really amazing.this is really amazing.katie m.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13606000930231688121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661804458082871127.post-32354873858939901512010-10-22T17:13:09.291-07:002010-10-22T17:13:09.291-07:00I know this was a long time ago, but reading about...I know this was a long time ago, but reading about your childhood nutrition options, I want to make you some soup!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661804458082871127.post-60008556474715831762010-10-18T16:49:13.457-07:002010-10-18T16:49:13.457-07:00"It's just"? It just. Writing writed..."It's just"? It just. Writing writedest.Tina Rowleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13982100203591837083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661804458082871127.post-55553163744424211522010-10-18T16:48:16.460-07:002010-10-18T16:48:16.460-07:00And I'm loving the opening sentence, "My ...And I'm loving the opening sentence, "My dad thought I should drink milk, for some reason." It's just drops you right in there in such a funny, counterintuitive, perfect way.Tina Rowleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13982100203591837083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661804458082871127.post-78877487686291880932010-10-18T16:35:48.515-07:002010-10-18T16:35:48.515-07:00That's twice you've made me tear up at wor...That's twice you've made me tear up at work. Not easy to explain to others! Great work, and thank you for another wonderful story. My favorite part was that note she left.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687687513185368280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661804458082871127.post-36112305510911048542010-10-18T15:00:44.843-07:002010-10-18T15:00:44.843-07:00I would have been jealous of you as a kid because ...I would have been jealous of you as a kid because your grandma had all of the coool Avon candles.MKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17750744701928954644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661804458082871127.post-53847879974967807772010-10-18T14:28:26.029-07:002010-10-18T14:28:26.029-07:00So, so great. And I second (and then third, just ...So, so great. And I second (and then third, just to be on the safe side) the suggestion about a memoir. Start parking these somewhere all together. Start thinking about an outline and an order to put them in. That's all you gotta do for right now, I say. And then wait until the moment strikes, and dive in. I can't wait to read it. Don't make me wait too long. xoMeghttp://megwood.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661804458082871127.post-2323242727451252712010-10-18T13:52:33.349-07:002010-10-18T13:52:33.349-07:00Nobody is kidding when they say "book" t...Nobody is kidding when they say "book" to you, Barbi. Never stop typing, that's my wish. You're the perfect candidate for a memoir. You'd set the damn world on fire. Just keep going the way you're going and you'll have one. <br /><br />I'm going apeshit with the pom poms over here. <br /><br />What, specifically, I loved like extra crazy:<br /><br />*earth dirt<br />*all the different shapes of candles at your Snickers dinner<br />*the sky opening up, the geese honking<br /><br />I was so struck by this little girl who maybe wouldn't have survived without her Grandma's physical affection, however too much it ended up feeling like. That rope keeping you in life. I want to know more about that girl. I want to know everything.<br /><br />Memoir.Tina Rowleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13982100203591837083noreply@blogger.com