tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post755073389285809926..comments2023-11-05T05:01:58.563-05:00Comments on Ward Six: Who Remembers Laurie Colwin?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-9119093664172581072007-07-06T15:54:00.000-05:002007-07-06T15:54:00.000-05:00I remember Laurie Colwin. In fact Happy All the Ti...I remember Laurie Colwin. In fact <I>Happy All the Time</I> is probably my favorite book. Her writing was so witty ("Finally Guido broke down and made his first ever phone call to Misty, who said she had read <I>The Decay of Language as Meaning</I> and found it provocative, but basically silly.") and yet it was never arch. Her descriptive writing -- I think the best bits are in <I>Shine On ...</I> is likewise very fine. Laurie Colwin's writing gave me ideas about the kind of life I wanted to live, and the kind of things I wanted to write. It still does.Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08311469795382550121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-51985995775283593692007-04-03T15:54:00.000-05:002007-04-03T15:54:00.000-05:00I remember Laurie Colwin. I only read one of her b...I remember Laurie Colwin. I only read one of her books, but now I know I must read more. You are the second blogger in a short space of time to mention her work. And I didn't know she had passed away, either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-48973474727176793712007-03-30T10:11:00.000-05:002007-03-30T10:11:00.000-05:00Show off!!!Show off!!!rmellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133206908895131438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-90734828881150042772007-03-30T07:28:00.000-05:002007-03-30T07:28:00.000-05:00Five great novellas:Francine Prose "Guided Tours o...Five great novellas:<BR/><BR/>Francine Prose "Guided Tours of Hell"<BR/>Stanley Elkin "Van Gogh's Room At Arles"<BR/>Anton Chekhov "My Life"<BR/>Jane Smiley "Good Will"<BR/><BR/>um...<BR/><BR/>ummmmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com