So much for that.
#6 will be the last fragment. They’re not working in the context of the blog, no matter how much I may like them and enjoy writing them. I’ll keep doing them, as I always have–they’re like doing scales–but I’m not going to post them anymore. The writing of them is fun, the sharing of them here not always.
I guess a knitting blog isn’t the right forum for raw chunks of fiction. Go figure. For those who have enjoyed some of them, and for those who haven’t but read them anyway–thanks for reading. When more of my real (non-fragment, non-blog) writing makes its way out into the world, I’ll point you toward it. (For that, please direct good thoughts toward my agent’s office in Midtown. Thank you.)
Until then, yarn, I guess, and gardens and babies and whatnot.
So yeah. Back tomorrow, most likely, with some knitting content and pictures of sourdough. Yahoo.
I don’t know what this blog is for anymore. It seems to keep coming back to that…
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I’m going to miss reading this snippets of possibilities. I like reading your blog no matter what you write about for the day.
Posted by: Ginny
Hi Ms. Cari,
I have been reading your blog (my one and only) for going on 2 years now. (Frightening how fast time flies) I live in beautiful San Francisco 😀
I am a California native for whatever that is worth…now that you are a left coaster!
Upon the reawakening of my childhood knitting, I found your site and it was because of the rescue dogs that this anonymous relationship began. My little boo-boo is a rescue too. The ONLY way to go.
I love reading the snippets and I admire your writing. Please don’t give up the blog. Write whatever you want; I love your energy, words, son, knitting and bread! I enjoy the pictures of the above!
Best Regards,
Carla Otstott
P.S. Thumper is getting so big! He is beautiful.
Posted by: Carla O
I’m going to miss reading this snippets of possibilities. I like reading your blog no matter what you write about for the day.
Posted by: Ginny
Hi Ms. Cari,
I have been reading your blog (my one and only) for going on 2 years now. (Frightening how fast time flies) I live in beautiful San Francisco 😀
I am a California native for whatever that is worth…now that you are a left coaster!
Upon the reawakening of my childhood knitting, I found your site and it was because of the rescue dogs that this anonymous relationship began. My little boo-boo is a rescue too. The ONLY way to go.
I love reading the snippets and I admire your writing. Please don’t give up the blog. Write whatever you want; I love your energy, words, son, knitting and bread! I enjoy the pictures of the above!
Best Regards,
Carla Otstott
P.S. Thumper is getting so big! He is beautiful.
Posted by: Carla O
Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. I was enjoying reading them.
How is it that they don’t work? What were you hoping to get out of the experience?
I read blogs for entertainment, and you certainly provide that!
Posted by: LaurieM
Nnnnnooooooo!! The fragments are so cool! I’ve really enjoyed them. I just don’t comment on them as I read fiction and enjoy it, but don’t really have a lot to contribute to it.
I hope it isn’t the lack of comments that’s made you decide this. 🙁
Posted by: Kai
I’m sorry you’re discontinuing the fragments. I’ve enjoyed them (especially your gift with specific, vivid detail). I thought it super brave of you to do, as well…I’m happy to post my writing treadmill on its blog, but there’s no way I’d put my raw fiction up. That’s not even from my own discomfort, but rather b/c, until it’s polished, I hate having to listen to feedback from readers who aren’t on my “trusted” list. That sounds snobby of me, I suppose, but it’s not that I’m looking for praise of my work when it’s rough; rather I’m looking for recognition that it’s rough, and feedback in the language of my craft. I’ve rambled. I meant to tell you that I admire that you did post the fragments, and although I don’t know for sure why you’re discontinuing, those would be the reasons I wouldn’t have even posted my work to start with.
Posted by: beverly
I too will miss these fragments, but I totally respect your decision to discontinue posting them.
I look forward to attending a book signing of yours one day. I am sending lots of good energy your agent’s way.
hugs!
Posted by: regina
I will miss them, but I understand.
Posted by: Jena (the yarn harpy)
Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. I was enjoying reading them.
How is it that they don’t work? What were you hoping to get out of the experience?
I read blogs for entertainment, and you certainly provide that!
Posted by: LaurieM
Nnnnnooooooo!! The fragments are so cool! I’ve really enjoyed them. I just don’t comment on them as I read fiction and enjoy it, but don’t really have a lot to contribute to it.
I hope it isn’t the lack of comments that’s made you decide this. 🙁
Posted by: Kai
I’m sorry you’re discontinuing the fragments. I’ve enjoyed them (especially your gift with specific, vivid detail). I thought it super brave of you to do, as well…I’m happy to post my writing treadmill on its blog, but there’s no way I’d put my raw fiction up. That’s not even from my own discomfort, but rather b/c, until it’s polished, I hate having to listen to feedback from readers who aren’t on my “trusted” list. That sounds snobby of me, I suppose, but it’s not that I’m looking for praise of my work when it’s rough; rather I’m looking for recognition that it’s rough, and feedback in the language of my craft. I’ve rambled. I meant to tell you that I admire that you did post the fragments, and although I don’t know for sure why you’re discontinuing, those would be the reasons I wouldn’t have even posted my work to start with.
Posted by: beverly
I too will miss these fragments, but I totally respect your decision to discontinue posting them.
I look forward to attending a book signing of yours one day. I am sending lots of good energy your agent’s way.
hugs!
Posted by: regina
I will miss them, but I understand.
Posted by: Jena (the yarn harpy)
Any news from the Midtown agent? Hope some good stuff is in the works.
My stuff (agent search) seems close to dead. Bah.
Posted by: Tina
Sorry to hear that you won’t be continuing them, I too liked the possibilities they seemed to offer. Please let us know if you decide to post them elsewhere. I am looking forward to seeing pictures of the sourdough though. I might even try making some myself…
Posted by: Victoria
I’ve really enjoyed all of your fragments and will miss reading them here. Your blog is great place to read about knitting, gardening, new beginnings and creative expression. Of course, I love reading about your beautiful boy, too.
If you resume posting fragments elsewhere, please let us know where to find them.
Posted by: Jen S
I understand where you are coming from. I’ve been enjoying reading them though! My blog seems to have a mind of it’s own at times. I started it as a knitting blog and it bounces back and forth between that and the saga of my daily life with 4 kids….to just me spinning my wheels…back to knitting. They take on a whole different life. I kind of like that about blogging. I’m coming up on 2 years next week and I think that even though knitting has been a constant..there are definite times that life takes a front seat.
I love reading about your adventures in gardening (or cat poop farming up until the chicken wire) and I love to see photos of your new life in “Utopia” (which I LOVE that you call it that. I was born and raised right here outside of Seattle…so I totally get it)
So whatever you write…be it fragments, gardening, sourdough making, or knitting…I think we will all be reading it happily 🙂
Posted by: Stephanie
I will miss reading your fragments. I am looking forward to reading your published work when it comes out!
Posted by: Knittripps
It sounds like you have a case of the blahs. I don’t have a baby, I’m not near as adept at knitting as you are, I can only bake from recipes or packages and I don’t have a place to garden. Having said that, I love reading about your adventures in all of the above. Thanks for putting some of your creativity out there.
I’ve read some snippets of fiction, some I’ve not. But I always enjoy your posts. Here’s hoping the blahs leave soon!
Posted by: Amy in StL
Any news from the Midtown agent? Hope some good stuff is in the works.
My stuff (agent search) seems close to dead. Bah.
Posted by: Tina
Sorry to hear that you won’t be continuing them, I too liked the possibilities they seemed to offer. Please let us know if you decide to post them elsewhere. I am looking forward to seeing pictures of the sourdough though. I might even try making some myself…
Posted by: Victoria
I’ve really enjoyed all of your fragments and will miss reading them here. Your blog is great place to read about knitting, gardening, new beginnings and creative expression. Of course, I love reading about your beautiful boy, too.
If you resume posting fragments elsewhere, please let us know where to find them.
Posted by: Jen S
I understand where you are coming from. I’ve been enjoying reading them though! My blog seems to have a mind of it’s own at times. I started it as a knitting blog and it bounces back and forth between that and the saga of my daily life with 4 kids….to just me spinning my wheels…back to knitting. They take on a whole different life. I kind of like that about blogging. I’m coming up on 2 years next week and I think that even though knitting has been a constant..there are definite times that life takes a front seat.
I love reading about your adventures in gardening (or cat poop farming up until the chicken wire) and I love to see photos of your new life in “Utopia” (which I LOVE that you call it that. I was born and raised right here outside of Seattle…so I totally get it)
So whatever you write…be it fragments, gardening, sourdough making, or knitting…I think we will all be reading it happily 🙂
Posted by: Stephanie
I will miss reading your fragments. I am looking forward to reading your published work when it comes out!
Posted by: Knittripps
It sounds like you have a case of the blahs. I don’t have a baby, I’m not near as adept at knitting as you are, I can only bake from recipes or packages and I don’t have a place to garden. Having said that, I love reading about your adventures in all of the above. Thanks for putting some of your creativity out there.
I’ve read some snippets of fiction, some I’ve not. But I always enjoy your posts. Here’s hoping the blahs leave soon!
Posted by: Amy in StL
Sorry to see the fragments go – I found them enjoyable. But I understand. I look forward to the day I can read your writing in a bound book. (sending good vibes to Midtown…)
Whatever you blog about, myself and others will be here to read it.
Posted by: Sandra
I’ve enjoyed the fragments — but it’s your blog and your decision. Whatever you write about, I’ll read.
I picked up the Tassajara Bread Book over the weekend. How can it be that I haven’t owned this book for 20 years? Thanks for writing about it!
Posted by: janna
I’ve enjoyed reading the fragments and I’ll miss them, but you need to do whatever feels right to you. I guess I don’t think of your blog as a “knitting blog” per se, but just your blog, where you write about whatever part of your life you choose to share with us. Everything is interconnected.
Posted by: Riin
I’m in agreement with a lot of the comments here. I read and enjoy your fiction-snippets, but don’t comment because I’m no writer and have nothing useful to comment, but I do enjoy them. Your blog is for you to be you – that’s why we read it, believe it or not! You’re great!
Posted by: KathyB
I am going to miss the fragments. I know the blog is just a facet of you – that you are so graciously sharing with all of us. I admire your wit, humour, and writing style. I hope you continue to share in however form – I love watching your wee one grow !! Sending warm vibes to your agent. I just visited NYC for a quick Easter visit. I still love it, but it’s no longer everything to me. We will see.
Posted by: Sara
Sorry to see the fragments go – I found them enjoyable. But I understand. I look forward to the day I can read your writing in a bound book. (sending good vibes to Midtown…)
Whatever you blog about, myself and others will be here to read it.
Posted by: Sandra
I’ve enjoyed the fragments — but it’s your blog and your decision. Whatever you write about, I’ll read.
I picked up the Tassajara Bread Book over the weekend. How can it be that I haven’t owned this book for 20 years? Thanks for writing about it!
Posted by: janna
I’ve enjoyed reading the fragments and I’ll miss them, but you need to do whatever feels right to you. I guess I don’t think of your blog as a “knitting blog” per se, but just your blog, where you write about whatever part of your life you choose to share with us. Everything is interconnected.
Posted by: Riin
I’m in agreement with a lot of the comments here. I read and enjoy your fiction-snippets, but don’t comment because I’m no writer and have nothing useful to comment, but I do enjoy them. Your blog is for you to be you – that’s why we read it, believe it or not! You’re great!
Posted by: KathyB
I am going to miss the fragments. I know the blog is just a facet of you – that you are so graciously sharing with all of us. I admire your wit, humour, and writing style. I hope you continue to share in however form – I love watching your wee one grow !! Sending warm vibes to your agent. I just visited NYC for a quick Easter visit. I still love it, but it’s no longer everything to me. We will see.
Posted by: Sara
Oh, well, I for one liked them. Like the Forrest Gump chocolates – you never knew what you were going to get. But I understand the need to go with what feels like it works for the blog.
Not that I can ever tell that for myself, or even care that much, I guess. But I am a fan of the randomish, undefined blog – what some critic once called (in an admiring tone) the conceptual train wreck.
Posted by: Lizbon
I have complete faith that you’ll figure out what you want this space to be.
Posted by: claudia
I love the fragments – though I don’t usually comment because… I guess for the same reason I don’t usually write to authors to say how much their book moved me. (Perhaps I should.) Just an off the cuff idea – how about a separate blog just for the fragments? Then those of us who love them could pop over. It has to be what is right for your creative process, though.
Posted by: Ruth
I always look forward to reading what you write, be it fiction, baby talk, knitting, Diego, or anything else. 🙂
Posted by: Jaime
Please don’t stop posting the fragments. I have really enjoyed them and often read them a number of times over several days. They make me stop and think a little and also make me want to read the rest of the story. You have a way of throwing the reader into the story that I like very much.
It is more difficult to comment on the fragments, they are like little treasures you want to leave untouched and just think about, not talk about. But I hope you’ll post some of them from time to time, here or elsewhere. And I hope to get a chance to read your books someday.
Posted by: rippedoffknitter
Oh, well, I for one liked them. Like the Forrest Gump chocolates – you never knew what you were going to get. But I understand the need to go with what feels like it works for the blog.
Not that I can ever tell that for myself, or even care that much, I guess. But I am a fan of the randomish, undefined blog – what some critic once called (in an admiring tone) the conceptual train wreck.
Posted by: Lizbon
I have complete faith that you’ll figure out what you want this space to be.
Posted by: claudia
I love the fragments – though I don’t usually comment because… I guess for the same reason I don’t usually write to authors to say how much their book moved me. (Perhaps I should.) Just an off the cuff idea – how about a separate blog just for the fragments? Then those of us who love them could pop over. It has to be what is right for your creative process, though.
Posted by: Ruth
I always look forward to reading what you write, be it fiction, baby talk, knitting, Diego, or anything else. 🙂
Posted by: Jaime
Please don’t stop posting the fragments. I have really enjoyed them and often read them a number of times over several days. They make me stop and think a little and also make me want to read the rest of the story. You have a way of throwing the reader into the story that I like very much.
It is more difficult to comment on the fragments, they are like little treasures you want to leave untouched and just think about, not talk about. But I hope you’ll post some of them from time to time, here or elsewhere. And I hope to get a chance to read your books someday.
Posted by: rippedoffknitter
I’m sad! I really enjoyed reading them as well. I do respect your decision, though, and look forward to you sharing more of your work some time in the future.
Posted by: Anna
I had started reading your blog for knitting content, but then fell in love with the “life” content. I, too, am sad that you have decided to no longer post fragments. Perhaps your blog needs to change direction to reflect who you’ve become?
Posted by: Carmen
What a shame. It was very brave of you to put your fragments out to share – I guess we/I have not been very good at making it work for you. It is difficult -for you, but also for us ‘readers’ – at least for me. Difficult to know how to comment on them, to know how to position oneself in responding to them. I sort of asked myself, how do I dare say anything about them – however positive what I wanted to say was. Or, very simply, I felt somehow speechless – the pieces stayed with me, so much so that I did not know how to give something back to you about them. Oh well – I think I have acted a bit like your neighbour not saying thank you for the challah you had given them. Sorry about this – and thank you. Would be good to find another way, another place, where to read them. In the meantime, will concentrate my positive thoughts on your agent in mid-town.
Posted by: barbara
Me, too – sorry to see them go, but it has to work for you, right? I enjoyed them as the starting point for my own little mental movies, sometimes. I’m still REALLY curious to know what you intended to have the red pick up truck turn into…for me it became a horror story. I’m sure NOT what you intended.
I’ve been reading since before you got pregnant, Cari, and everything you’ve ever shared has been interesting to me, no matter the subject. It’s wierd. You share far less of yourself than other bloggers might, but somehow it seems far more personal and intimate here than in other blogs. I came to you for knitting…stayed for writing, NYC, cooking, baby, Portland…it’s all interesting to me. I’m quite fond of you and your little family from this odd distance, and I can’t quite get over how amazing that is!
Posted by: JoAnne
I have enjoyed reading your fragments. For me they bring to mind a book by Chris Van Allesburg (for the life of me I can’t remember the title)that I read as a child. It was a picture book with his wonderful black and white drawings. Each picture was a different fantastical image but there was just one line of writing about what was going on. It was left to the reader to make up what what happened before and after. I loved the possiblities of that book in the same way I’ve loved your fragments. I guess this is just a roundabout way to say I will miss them but look forward to the day I can walk into a bookstore and buy your novels.
Posted by: Tiffany
I’ve been enjoying the writing fragments very much as well, but understand if you feel they don’t fit with the overall voice of your blog. I often find myself wanting to post something and then hesitating, wondering if the blog is the place for it. And then eventually not posting it at all. Perhaps a second blog is in order? (I know, you have abundant free time to devote to a second blog, right?).
Posted by: jodi
I’m sad! I really enjoyed reading them as well. I do respect your decision, though, and look forward to you sharing more of your work some time in the future.
Posted by: Anna
I had started reading your blog for knitting content, but then fell in love with the “life” content. I, too, am sad that you have decided to no longer post fragments. Perhaps your blog needs to change direction to reflect who you’ve become?
Posted by: Carmen
What a shame. It was very brave of you to put your fragments out to share – I guess we/I have not been very good at making it work for you. It is difficult -for you, but also for us ‘readers’ – at least for me. Difficult to know how to comment on them, to know how to position oneself in responding to them. I sort of asked myself, how do I dare say anything about them – however positive what I wanted to say was. Or, very simply, I felt somehow speechless – the pieces stayed with me, so much so that I did not know how to give something back to you about them. Oh well – I think I have acted a bit like your neighbour not saying thank you for the challah you had given them. Sorry about this – and thank you. Would be good to find another way, another place, where to read them. In the meantime, will concentrate my positive thoughts on your agent in mid-town.
Posted by: barbara
Me, too – sorry to see them go, but it has to work for you, right? I enjoyed them as the starting point for my own little mental movies, sometimes. I’m still REALLY curious to know what you intended to have the red pick up truck turn into…for me it became a horror story. I’m sure NOT what you intended.
I’ve been reading since before you got pregnant, Cari, and everything you’ve ever shared has been interesting to me, no matter the subject. It’s wierd. You share far less of yourself than other bloggers might, but somehow it seems far more personal and intimate here than in other blogs. I came to you for knitting…stayed for writing, NYC, cooking, baby, Portland…it’s all interesting to me. I’m quite fond of you and your little family from this odd distance, and I can’t quite get over how amazing that is!
Posted by: JoAnne
I have enjoyed reading your fragments. For me they bring to mind a book by Chris Van Allesburg (for the life of me I can’t remember the title)that I read as a child. It was a picture book with his wonderful black and white drawings. Each picture was a different fantastical image but there was just one line of writing about what was going on. It was left to the reader to make up what what happened before and after. I loved the possiblities of that book in the same way I’ve loved your fragments. I guess this is just a roundabout way to say I will miss them but look forward to the day I can walk into a bookstore and buy your novels.
Posted by: Tiffany
I’ve been enjoying the writing fragments very much as well, but understand if you feel they don’t fit with the overall voice of your blog. I often find myself wanting to post something and then hesitating, wondering if the blog is the place for it. And then eventually not posting it at all. Perhaps a second blog is in order? (I know, you have abundant free time to devote to a second blog, right?).
Posted by: jodi
I think all blogs go through a period of redefinition – some radically change the overall topic and theme, some hone in on certain specifics, some make minor changes, some major. I have three blogs – a real life one that is locked down to certain people, my knitting blog, and the mirror to it because my mom and knitty best friend use Vox, and don’t want me to leave it. The knitting blog is new, and I’m still trying to figure out what I want to do with it, how I want to make it more than just “look at the pretty things I make!” – especially as I am a slow knitter.
Yarn. Gardens. Babies. Whatnot. I think those are wonderful blog topics. DSY will find its voice again, I promise.
Posted by: ames
Like it or not, your blog is for us to get our Cari updates. We wouldn’t come by here all the time if we didn’t just adore you! I can’t wait to hear about your sourdough experiences. Your mention of trying it out got me interested in doing it again and we are having wonderful sourdough for the first time ever.
Posted by: Kathy
I too enjoyed your fragments. You are a wonderful writer, I think writing such short pieces must be harder than longer stories, I really admire your skill. But then again I like hearing about your other activities – child, knitting, garden, cooking and everything. Please keep at it.
Posted by: Anna
What I love about your blog is that its topics are dynamic, and so many of them are things that appeal to me. I read a lot of knitting blogs, and some writing blogs, and I read gardening and baking stuff online…but here? All in one place! I like the non-compartmentalization of it. I find your blog inspiring and encouraging, even if I don’t comment on it regularly.
All that aside…post what you want to post. It’s your space! It should make you happy first and foremost. 🙂
Lisa
Posted by: Lisa
I too am sorry that you won’t continue to post the fragments. You have a marvelous voice and turn of phrase. Over the past 2 years I have seen nearly all the blogs I read ebb and flow with changes. I think that’s why I keep reading. I love the ‘box of chocolates’ analogy. Because as much as I love to knit sometimes it is ‘boring’ to read about. Dare I say??? I mean if we just wanted technique there are books galore. For me blogs are the human element in the static of yarn and needles.
Best wishes whatever you decide.
Katrina
Posted by: Katrina
I think all blogs go through a period of redefinition – some radically change the overall topic and theme, some hone in on certain specifics, some make minor changes, some major. I have three blogs – a real life one that is locked down to certain people, my knitting blog, and the mirror to it because my mom and knitty best friend use Vox, and don’t want me to leave it. The knitting blog is new, and I’m still trying to figure out what I want to do with it, how I want to make it more than just “look at the pretty things I make!” – especially as I am a slow knitter.
Yarn. Gardens. Babies. Whatnot. I think those are wonderful blog topics. DSY will find its voice again, I promise.
Posted by: ames
Like it or not, your blog is for us to get our Cari updates. We wouldn’t come by here all the time if we didn’t just adore you! I can’t wait to hear about your sourdough experiences. Your mention of trying it out got me interested in doing it again and we are having wonderful sourdough for the first time ever.
Posted by: Kathy
I too enjoyed your fragments. You are a wonderful writer, I think writing such short pieces must be harder than longer stories, I really admire your skill. But then again I like hearing about your other activities – child, knitting, garden, cooking and everything. Please keep at it.
Posted by: Anna
What I love about your blog is that its topics are dynamic, and so many of them are things that appeal to me. I read a lot of knitting blogs, and some writing blogs, and I read gardening and baking stuff online…but here? All in one place! I like the non-compartmentalization of it. I find your blog inspiring and encouraging, even if I don’t comment on it regularly.
All that aside…post what you want to post. It’s your space! It should make you happy first and foremost. 🙂
Lisa
Posted by: Lisa
I too am sorry that you won’t continue to post the fragments. You have a marvelous voice and turn of phrase. Over the past 2 years I have seen nearly all the blogs I read ebb and flow with changes. I think that’s why I keep reading. I love the ‘box of chocolates’ analogy. Because as much as I love to knit sometimes it is ‘boring’ to read about. Dare I say??? I mean if we just wanted technique there are books galore. For me blogs are the human element in the static of yarn and needles.
Best wishes whatever you decide.
Katrina
Posted by: Katrina
I don’t comment much because even with the anonymity of being online I’m shy, but yours was the first blog I ever read and the one I keep coming back to. You have such humanity and creativity and the ability to invest the everyday with a lyricism and beauty that truly does justice to the experiences of day to day life. Sharing your appreciation of the simple and fundamental pleasures of the handmade, handbaked and homegrown has been a joy and reflects how I feel about these things in my own life. Whatever you feel compelled to post about is fine by us – we’re listening (or reading rather, but it feels more like listening somehow.)
And thanks for Tussie Mussie, it’s a great pattern.
Posted by: Eve
Ahhh – hmmmmm – I’ll miss the fragments BUT they are yours and for whatever reason I’ll respect that you keep them private for now. Looking forward to ‘drowning practice’ – I don’t care what they call it – I’ll probably make a brown paper jacket for mine to correct it!!
Posted by: robin
I’ve always enjoyed whatever you’ve written about. Babies, knitting, dogs, novels, bread, whatever! It’s another part of you I get to discover and get to know. Whatever you decide, thank you for the opportunity to get to know you. The blog can be a drag sometimes, can’t it? I find that feeling passes and soon I have something to share again. Granted it may take a couple weeks!
Posted by: Ande
Hi Cari,
I’m a knitter, gardener, and soon-to-be mom with an MFA in fiction, also working on a novel. So I’ve been lurking on your blog for over a year now, since we’re practically twins (except that I live in the middle of Wyoming). 🙂 My take on the writing stuff, especially the raw freewrites, is that they’re not really meant for public consumption. They’re for you, to jog new pieces or ideas, to get your unconscious moving. What I’ve found is that sharing stuff like this can actually end up paralyzing me…because I either get comments that aren’t especially useful or that are actually damaging to a nascent piece or idea. I guess I’m not surprised, then, that you’re feeling the fragments aren’t working on your blog. Certainly it depends on what you’re hoping to get out of the sharing…but in my own experience, the sharing is best kept to a minimum until a piece is really at a point where feedback might do some good. Even then, I choose who I share with pretty carefully. Don’t know if that’s helpful, or if it just confirms every writer’s suspicion that writing is a lonely, solitary endeavor. But knitting isn’t! So carry on! 🙂
Posted by: stefani
You always leave me wanting more.
I am delighted each time I see you have made a new post. Thanks!
Posted by: Just Susan
I don’t comment much because even with the anonymity of being online I’m shy, but yours was the first blog I ever read and the one I keep coming back to. You have such humanity and creativity and the ability to invest the everyday with a lyricism and beauty that truly does justice to the experiences of day to day life. Sharing your appreciation of the simple and fundamental pleasures of the handmade, handbaked and homegrown has been a joy and reflects how I feel about these things in my own life. Whatever you feel compelled to post about is fine by us – we’re listening (or reading rather, but it feels more like listening somehow.)
And thanks for Tussie Mussie, it’s a great pattern.
Posted by: Eve
Ahhh – hmmmmm – I’ll miss the fragments BUT they are yours and for whatever reason I’ll respect that you keep them private for now. Looking forward to ‘drowning practice’ – I don’t care what they call it – I’ll probably make a brown paper jacket for mine to correct it!!
Posted by: robin
I’ve always enjoyed whatever you’ve written about. Babies, knitting, dogs, novels, bread, whatever! It’s another part of you I get to discover and get to know. Whatever you decide, thank you for the opportunity to get to know you. The blog can be a drag sometimes, can’t it? I find that feeling passes and soon I have something to share again. Granted it may take a couple weeks!
Posted by: Ande
Hi Cari,
I’m a knitter, gardener, and soon-to-be mom with an MFA in fiction, also working on a novel. So I’ve been lurking on your blog for over a year now, since we’re practically twins (except that I live in the middle of Wyoming). 🙂 My take on the writing stuff, especially the raw freewrites, is that they’re not really meant for public consumption. They’re for you, to jog new pieces or ideas, to get your unconscious moving. What I’ve found is that sharing stuff like this can actually end up paralyzing me…because I either get comments that aren’t especially useful or that are actually damaging to a nascent piece or idea. I guess I’m not surprised, then, that you’re feeling the fragments aren’t working on your blog. Certainly it depends on what you’re hoping to get out of the sharing…but in my own experience, the sharing is best kept to a minimum until a piece is really at a point where feedback might do some good. Even then, I choose who I share with pretty carefully. Don’t know if that’s helpful, or if it just confirms every writer’s suspicion that writing is a lonely, solitary endeavor. But knitting isn’t! So carry on! 🙂
Posted by: stefani
You always leave me wanting more.
I am delighted each time I see you have made a new post. Thanks!
Posted by: Just Susan
I’ll miss them, too, but if they’re not working for you they’re not working.
Out of curiosity, does feeling like the blog is “for” something help you in some way? Does it need a theme? (Honest, curious question, and one that I couldn’t answer for myself, but maybe it’ll help you focus your thoughts.)
Posted by: Amy
Hello, found you through the Yarn Harlot. First visit so I can’t comment on the “fragments”, except to say if they give you pleasure, post them. Otherwise wait till they do give you good feelings and try again.
On the garden – I’ve tried using old raspberry canes (when you or friends trim out old raspberry patches, save the canes) – they are spikey and cats don’t generally want to walk on them. I’ve had some luck in my flower beds with what I call “chunky” mulch. We get it free through the city works dept in our city – they chop trees, etc. that have been trimmed – you have to take it home in your own containers, but free is free. It is very chunky and I’ve noticed the neighbourhood cats walking on the stone/rock edgings and staying out of the beds.
Good luck.
Posted by: Chris S.
I read whatever you post, and enjoy it. I don’t always comment, like you don’t very often comment on my posts, but if lack of comments is why you’re thinking of not placing the fragments in, that’s a shame. I have the same problem (or used to, when I did so much charity knitting, which is now on the wane) whenever I posted about charity knitting. Crickets chirping. But did that stop me? No. And it shouldn’t stop you, either.
Anyway, we love the kid and we love the sourdough, and the yarn hair, and we love your gardening adventures too…. it matters not what you post; we will read. XOXO
Posted by: Norma
Hi! I have been lurking for a long time now. I love your blog. I rooted for you as you sold your house and made the move. Your veggie garden will be wonderful. I must admit to being a little jealous of that, but if I can’t have one now, at least I can watch another’s grow. Also enjoy your adventures in bread making. In fact I am here now to get the name of the book you love so that I can order it.
Thanks for sharing a glimpse into your world and bringing a smile to my face on a regular basis.
Warm regards,
Audrey
Posted by: Audrey
Thank you for posting the fragments. I am a knitter, mother of two, drive-by blogger and writer in hibernation. I enjoyed reading your writing and imagining where the stories went next. That’s the beautiful thing about fragments: They turn into a million different stories as each reader becomes a writer in their mind. I think you’ve given everyone a wonderful gift, really.
Posted by: Ginny
I’ll miss them, too, but if they’re not working for you they’re not working.
Out of curiosity, does feeling like the blog is “for” something help you in some way? Does it need a theme? (Honest, curious question, and one that I couldn’t answer for myself, but maybe it’ll help you focus your thoughts.)
Posted by: Amy
Hello, found you through the Yarn Harlot. First visit so I can’t comment on the “fragments”, except to say if they give you pleasure, post them. Otherwise wait till they do give you good feelings and try again.
On the garden – I’ve tried using old raspberry canes (when you or friends trim out old raspberry patches, save the canes) – they are spikey and cats don’t generally want to walk on them. I’ve had some luck in my flower beds with what I call “chunky” mulch. We get it free through the city works dept in our city – they chop trees, etc. that have been trimmed – you have to take it home in your own containers, but free is free. It is very chunky and I’ve noticed the neighbourhood cats walking on the stone/rock edgings and staying out of the beds.
Good luck.
Posted by: Chris S.
I read whatever you post, and enjoy it. I don’t always comment, like you don’t very often comment on my posts, but if lack of comments is why you’re thinking of not placing the fragments in, that’s a shame. I have the same problem (or used to, when I did so much charity knitting, which is now on the wane) whenever I posted about charity knitting. Crickets chirping. But did that stop me? No. And it shouldn’t stop you, either.
Anyway, we love the kid and we love the sourdough, and the yarn hair, and we love your gardening adventures too…. it matters not what you post; we will read. XOXO
Posted by: Norma
Hi! I have been lurking for a long time now. I love your blog. I rooted for you as you sold your house and made the move. Your veggie garden will be wonderful. I must admit to being a little jealous of that, but if I can’t have one now, at least I can watch another’s grow. Also enjoy your adventures in bread making. In fact I am here now to get the name of the book you love so that I can order it.
Thanks for sharing a glimpse into your world and bringing a smile to my face on a regular basis.
Warm regards,
Audrey
Posted by: Audrey
Thank you for posting the fragments. I am a knitter, mother of two, drive-by blogger and writer in hibernation. I enjoyed reading your writing and imagining where the stories went next. That’s the beautiful thing about fragments: They turn into a million different stories as each reader becomes a writer in their mind. I think you’ve given everyone a wonderful gift, really.
Posted by: Ginny