Comments on: brautiganism http://deannahershiser.com/2009/06/04/brautiganism/ musing in between Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:57:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jodi http://deannahershiser.com/2009/06/04/brautiganism/comment-page-1/#comment-588 jodi Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:57:34 +0000 http://deannahershiser.com/?p=498#comment-588 I'm not really a runner (or jogger), more like a long slow saunter-er. I like to stop and watch the birds. And my kids say I'm a "birder" in such a nasty way, like it's a bad-thing. Brautigan's got a very clean aesthetic. I enjoyed speaking it out loud. :) I’m not really a runner (or jogger), more like a long slow saunter-er. I like to stop and watch the birds. And my kids say I’m a “birder” in such a nasty way, like it’s a bad-thing.

Brautigan’s got a very clean aesthetic. I enjoyed speaking it out loud. :)

]]> By: Deanna http://deannahershiser.com/2009/06/04/brautiganism/comment-page-1/#comment-585 Deanna Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:16:45 +0000 http://deannahershiser.com/?p=498#comment-585 I noticed you wrote about Murakami and his book, Fresca. I plan to find it sometime. The parallels, for me, between running and writing are myriad. It's always a journey and a story in both cases. Walking's harder than running (which in my case is really jogging), because when walking you have to engage with people. Sometimes I'm up for that; sometimes not. Now I can walk on my treadmill, but I still prefer the slow trot. Anyway, thanks so much for connecting. I noticed you wrote about Murakami and his book, Fresca. I plan to find it sometime. The parallels, for me, between running and writing are myriad. It’s always a journey and a story in both cases. Walking’s harder than running (which in my case is really jogging), because when walking you have to engage with people. Sometimes I’m up for that; sometimes not. Now I can walk on my treadmill, but I still prefer the slow trot. Anyway, thanks so much for connecting.

]]> By: fresca http://deannahershiser.com/2009/06/04/brautiganism/comment-page-1/#comment-583 fresca Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:54:09 +0000 http://deannahershiser.com/?p=498#comment-583 This is WONDERFUL! (I've decided that it's OK to use all-caps, despite netiquette...) Yes, yes, yes--learning to write a sentence. I am still working on it. So wonderful to have these confirmations. I just read Murakami's "What I Talk About When I Talk About Running" and he said that as an amateur marathoner, once he interviewed and Olympic runner and asked him if he ever felt like NOT running. The Olympic guy gave him a look like, what a stupid question, and said, "All the time." Murakami said he basically knew it was a stupid question, but he wanted to hear someone at the highest level say they felt just like he did. Me too! (Not about running, you know, but writing.) Have your read M.'s book? As a running writer, you might really love it. I enjoyed it a lot. This is WONDERFUL!
(I’ve decided that it’s OK to use all-caps, despite netiquette…)
Yes, yes, yes–learning to write a sentence. I am still working on it. So wonderful to have these confirmations.
I just read Murakami’s “What I Talk About When I Talk About Running” and he said that as an amateur marathoner, once he interviewed and Olympic runner and asked him if he ever felt like NOT running. The Olympic guy gave him a look like, what a stupid question, and said, “All the time.”
Murakami said he basically knew it was a stupid question, but he wanted to hear someone at the highest level say they felt just like he did.
Me too!
(Not about running, you know, but writing.)
Have your read M.’s book? As a running writer, you might really love it.
I enjoyed it a lot.

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