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2016-09-29 15:46
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johnjgeddes
life
7y
RE: Waiting for my real life to begin... thoughts on getting older
Sorry you're going through a rough patch right now - have you considered fictionalizing your experiences as a way of distancing them from yourself? You write well, I don't see why you shouldn't try to
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johnjgeddes
writing
7y
RE: A Stubborn, Persistent Illusion ...Part 2
You just tipped me more than you know. Thank you for the encouragement :)
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johnjgeddes
story
7y
RE: Morning Glory! ~ Part Two
Hmm, living on other planets and populating the cosmos...sounds familiar, yes, strangely familiar, my friend. Not what I expected as part of your theology :)
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dblog
7y
RE: Younghwasa Temple in Acha mountain
A continuation of your meditation on changes, @slowwalker. In this case, the city boundaries of Seoul change over time and so much so that the choice of a fortified location becomes irrelevant as the city
johnjgeddes
poetry
7y
RE: You and Me
Thank you, my friend. I don't like to steal ideas so I appreciate your generous offer. Inspiration is half the process of writing the story - the percolating is the rest :)
johnjgeddes
writing
7y
RE: Vanities of the Male Ego ...Finale ...A Moment of Insight
It's a lifetime process, this business of refining our sensibilities
johnjgeddes
dblog
7y
RE: At the belfry of Bongeunsa
you're welcome. @slowwalker
johnjgeddes
writing
7y
RE: A Stubborn, Persistent Illusion ...Nothing Is Real
Thanks
johnjgeddes
dblog
7y
RE: At the belfry of Bongeunsa
An interesting post, @slowwalker - seeing the past in terms of the present and then the past in terms of the eternal. The slope of the temple roof mirrors the mountains but the modern buildings point skyward
johnjgeddes
writing
7y
RE: A Stubborn, Persistent Illusion ...Nothing Is Real
thanks
johnjgeddes
writing
7y
RE: A Stubborn, Persistent Illusion ...Nothing Is Real
thanks
johnjgeddes
writing
7y
RE: Vanities of the Male Ego ...Finale ...A Moment of Insight
Thank you! I appreciate your feedback
johnjgeddes
fiction
7y
RE: Morning Glory!
GRRR!!! ha ha, even as a kid, I hated short pants and had two obnoxious childhood friends who at different times actually wore those damnable leather shorts and looked totally ridiculous and decidedly
johnjgeddes
writing
7y
RE: Vanities of the Male Ego ...Finale ...A Moment of Insight
I agree...but it's really a case of false impressions at first on his part - well that, and as H. L Menken once wrote, 'to be in love is merely to be in a state of perceptual anesthesia - to mistake an
johnjgeddes
dblog
7y
RE: Panjeon, a building for keeping Buddhist scriptures in Bongeunsa Temple
You're welcome, my friend :)
johnjgeddes
fiction
7y
RE: Morning Glory!
BTW, I misspelled 'leather' but can't delete this post, so I corrected the original and 'edited' this one. In case you were wondering - See below
johnjgeddes
writing
7y
RE: Vanities of The Male Ego
Ah, that's the point - some readers think it's me - they presume I'm my narrators, but really, this thwarted, secretive lover is Everyman
johnjgeddes
poetry
7y
RE: You and Me
Oooh, I wish you hadn't asked that - Now, I want to write that -my gut tells me it would work better as a story although some of the material could be cast as a meditative poem along the lines of
johnjgeddes
fiction
7y
RE: Morning Glory!
Paradise in lederhosen? This poet don't think so, lol. Even as Fantasy Island this would be a nightmare for me (minus revisiting and spending time with my father). It just goes to show that one man's heaven
johnjgeddes
dblog
7y
RE: Panjeon, a building for keeping Buddhist scriptures in Bongeunsa Temple
It's interesting that all you were able to see was the calligraphy, and it was simple as a child's writing. I have practiced the art of writing all my life and I can honestly say that when it is real it
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