http://www.girldetective.net/?p=5204 Reading, Writing, Movies and Mothering in Minneapolis, Mostly Mon, 11 May 2026 19:59:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=5204&cpage=1#comment-35696 Ritalee Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:10:44 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=5204#comment-35696 Please keep it up. I read another great personal essay in Sun magazine yesterday that made me think, truth is better than fiction (although I love fiction so much). I also mentioned your story to Nancy last night after yoga, when we were discussing a class she took on dying and having a death plan, which she compared to the wild unpredictability of having a birth plan. My synopsis didn't compare to your writing, but she laughed pretty hard. I can't wait to hear about Dikembe Mutumbo. Please keep it up. I read another great personal essay in Sun magazine yesterday that made me think, truth is better than fiction (although I love fiction so much). I also mentioned your story to Nancy last night after yoga, when we were discussing a class she took on dying and having a death plan, which she compared to the wild unpredictability of having a birth plan. My synopsis didn’t compare to your writing, but she laughed pretty hard. I can’t wait to hear about Dikembe Mutumbo.

]]> http://www.girldetective.net/?p=5204&cpage=1#comment-35669 girldetective Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:34:01 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=5204#comment-35669 Thank you, Ritalee, for your kind words. It's so lovely to get a proper comment after wading through dozens of spam messages. Also, I often feel very exposed when I write something personal and there's silence in response. I've considered for a while practicing my writing by doing some of my stories: the wedding dress story, the why-I-don't-trust-astrology story, the Ed Rendell story. Recently realized I'd forgotten the details of my Dikembe Mutumbo story, so perhaps time to write them down to remember. Thank you, Ritalee, for your kind words. It’s so lovely to get a proper comment after wading through dozens of spam messages. Also, I often feel very exposed when I write something personal and there’s silence in response. I’ve considered for a while practicing my writing by doing some of my stories: the wedding dress story, the why-I-don’t-trust-astrology story, the Ed Rendell story. Recently realized I’d forgotten the details of my Dikembe Mutumbo story, so perhaps time to write them down to remember.

]]> http://www.girldetective.net/?p=5204&cpage=1#comment-35666 Ritalee Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:52:08 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=5204#comment-35666 I enjoyed reading your story this morning. Thanks! I enjoyed reading your story this morning. Thanks!

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