tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294201938446352243.post6257947934130423568..comments2023-03-27T04:21:27.436-04:00Comments on Crosses and Cradles: Requiem for a FantasyDauvit Balfourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12543093128734164639noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294201938446352243.post-66439340130585594982011-02-05T09:30:48.398-05:002011-02-05T09:30:48.398-05:00+JMJ+
For the same reason we fantasise going thr...+JMJ+ <br /><br />For the same reason we fantasise going through a war and surviving with only a few scratches, bumps and bruises: we can't really imagine ourselves dropping out of the story.<br /><br />(I can really state the obvious, can't I?) <br /><br />It's the winter, isn't it? ;-) I recently read a post with a similar line of thinking on a housewife's blog--except that it ran in the opposite direction. Her home lost power for a few days and she wove a "Little House on the Prairie" fantasy for herself. I'm guessing that it's something about this season that brings out these survivor and pioneer fantasies.Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294201938446352243.post-79018142674344472972011-02-04T16:35:27.187-05:002011-02-04T16:35:27.187-05:00As usual, I could retcon in a bunch of meanings th...As usual, I could retcon in a bunch of meanings that were not intentional in the writing, but I'll 'splain what was there.<br /><br />It's kind of the point to be depressing. During our blizzard I joked about having a post-apocalyptic adventure and trekking the 3 miles up to our friends' house, living off of beer and bread, flour and water, and the like. And then I thought, <i>huh, everyone always fantasizes about that sort of thing</i>.<br /><br />So she dies, in a world where each house could be a trap, or abandoned and blood-soaked, in a world without saints, in a barren world, alone the survivor dies. Why in the hell do we fantasize about being the ones to live through it?Dauvit Balfourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12543093128734164639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294201938446352243.post-76936473200316419452011-02-04T16:25:26.446-05:002011-02-04T16:25:26.446-05:00+JMJ+
Yes, it's kind of depressing without a...+JMJ+ <br /><br />Yes, it's kind of depressing without a real ending/resolution. <br /><br />I remember John Lennon saying that as beautiful as <i>Yesterday</i> is, he's glad that he had no part in writing it because it's a song that goes nowhere.Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294201938446352243.post-85368581094951653622011-02-03T12:53:24.002-05:002011-02-03T12:53:24.002-05:00No, this is it's own story. I wish I could tel...No, this is it's own story. I wish I could tell you where she was headed as if it had some meaning, but it is a little bit nihilistic isn't it? She's a survivor, or she was, each house, each campfire a potential harbor for welcoming strangers, or enemies. I thought about appending a redemptive final stanza, but it seemed cheap and mood-ruining, so I gave myself a writing assignment instead. Hopefully it turns out.Dauvit Balfourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12543093128734164639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294201938446352243.post-41614618120702553702011-02-03T11:55:26.518-05:002011-02-03T11:55:26.518-05:00+JMJ+
This had better not be the sequel to one o...+JMJ+ <br /><br />This had better not be the sequel to one of your happier romantic poems! ;-) <br /><br />Where is she headed, by the way? Not home, I assume from the first verse.Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294201938446352243.post-11742329147675381962011-02-02T08:13:55.219-05:002011-02-02T08:13:55.219-05:00This is wonderful! It really paints a picture...This is wonderful! It really paints a picture...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com