tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post1196305728805441112..comments2024-03-26T12:40:12.966-07:00Comments on Mirka Muse: Writing in Past Tense Means PERSPECTIVEMirka Breenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-7440981919398839302020-04-23T11:39:18.627-07:002020-04-23T11:39:18.627-07:00Yes!Yes!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05221013275812699960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-4238649913900272902020-04-20T16:49:15.382-07:002020-04-20T16:49:15.382-07:00So true that a writing gives us perspective. Thing...So true that a writing gives us perspective. Things don't get tied up so neatly in real life, but difficulties do end. And age and experience teaches that too. I'm still not the most patient person now, but I am more patient, realizing that neither good times or bad times last forever. My life also has not been disrupted much either by all that is going on, and for that, I'm very thankful.Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13139361928785566916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-58389978310767793192020-04-20T08:37:03.356-07:002020-04-20T08:37:03.356-07:00This is a difficult time, but I'm glad we have...This is a difficult time, but I'm glad we have the internet to connect us and to help many of us continue working. <br /><br />I like the Peace artwork you shared. Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-11866293964268642912020-04-19T17:04:11.148-07:002020-04-19T17:04:11.148-07:00We should never lose perspective and what a gift i...We should never lose perspective and what a gift it is for us writers to be able to reflect not just on the past but what's happening presently. This pandemic will be over soon--the curves for epidemics tend to be symmetrical. If we've already hit the peak, we'll begin to see a decline and in another 18 mo. most of us will be exposed and it will no longer be "novel." And my prayer is that we return to a better life.Vijayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-58861087353827027572020-04-14T17:25:03.918-07:002020-04-14T17:25:03.918-07:00This was such an interesting post. I never thought...This was such an interesting post. I never thought of writers using past tense narratives as a reflection of perspective. You posts are always moments for reflection. I'm glad your work is from the home so that the current crisis isn't too disruptive. I do wish everyone to stay safe, though, because in my walks around Midtown I see too many examples that people don't take the medical advice seriously. No masks. No distance. I see a lot of people doing the right things, too, but I would have to say what I encounter is about fifty-fifty. It really is worrisome. Meanwhile, I hope you are getting all your thoughts down for later use. Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-25714583167527437992020-04-14T15:18:54.918-07:002020-04-14T15:18:54.918-07:00Yes, Mirka, to what you wrote^.
I'm composin...Yes, Mirka, to what you wrote^. <br /><br />I'm composing a post about the Holocaust, which our parents survived, for next week. I talk to mine all the time though they're not on this earth anymore. At the present moment, I'm actually glad about the latter.Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-34446740941254084252020-04-14T14:32:41.805-07:002020-04-14T14:32:41.805-07:00Perspective is not just a writer's benefit. As...Perspective is not just a writer's benefit. As I reflect on my experiences, especially on my parents, the older I get, the more perspective I find myself gaining about them. Not that I necessarily have answers to my many questions. I sorely wish I could ask them, but my parents are gone. Rather, the distance that comes with the flow of years enables us to re-view, to see again, from another perspective, maybe one with more understanding and compassion. And once something passes, there's also less anxiety and fear. Anxiety doesn't arise with respect to the past, but to the unknown future.MirkaKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12227929679685790140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-36373560186179127422020-04-14T10:34:32.870-07:002020-04-14T10:34:32.870-07:00I can’t wait until this is just another story we t...I can’t wait until this is just another story we talk about as our past.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-20628517457344001092020-04-14T08:14:02.137-07:002020-04-14T08:14:02.137-07:00Interesting thoughts from a writer's perspecti...Interesting thoughts from a writer's perspective. Wishing you the best.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09458293325369594900noreply@blogger.com