Thanks for the encouragement Andrew. I have had a tiny number of short stories published in the small press. It took me five years to write one of them so I don't think a novel is imminent!
But/And I've also got a book based around conversations with my children coming out soon. That nice man from Intercapillary Space has supported me in its development.
Cheers
Tina [log in to unmask]http://www.fatmandancing.co.ukhttp://www.myspace.com/fat_man_dancing> Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2008 09:04:30 +0900> From: [log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: SNAP Bass> To: [log in to unmask]> > Tina - you're 'explanation' was excellent and very interesting. I enjoyed it> very much. Perhaps open up a folder and chuck in haphazard 'explanations' as> you go ... after a while you could put them together as 'United> Explanations'.> > Prose vs Poetry: no such contest. The tug of war has lost its rope, and has> internalised its conflict.> > Andrew> > > On 09/03/2008, Tina Bass <[log in to unmask]> wrote:> >> > Stephen,> >> > Thank you very much. Whenever I write prose it is by way of explanation> > and it is wrapped in clingfilm. I spend a lot of time trying to get the> > wrapping off.> >> > Tina --------------------------------------------------------------> > [log in to unmask]http://www.fatmandancing.co.ukhttp://www.myspace.com/fat_man_dancing>> > Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 13:27:42 -0800> From: [log in to unmask]> Subject:> > Re: SNAP Bass> To: [log in to unmask]> > Tina and Kaspar: Not to> > sound 'mentorly' or patronizing at all, but you both write totally> > interesting narratives which I sometimes find much more compelling or, say,> > 'rich', rich in content than what's severely limited by 'poetic form.' I am> > not suggesting you drop the latter (poems) at all, but I hope you have your> > prose lines and hooks out in those waters, too. I find what you bring juicy> > & interesting. And not for lack of 'tone'. > > I don't know if anybody else> > has this sense of mine(?)> > Stephen > http://stephenvincent.net/blog/> >> > Tina Bass <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Kasper,> > There was no music in> > my house when I grew up, unless you count Dolly Parton and Johnny Cash - and> > that was only for the short time that my mother dated> > plumber-with-aspirations-to-be-a-cowboy (and yes we are/were all English> > with no connections whatsoever to the Wild West). I have no idea why, what,> > how?!> > School Assemblies were a bit strange during that time too (the> > 80's/state school). Lots of singing. But, the only songs that I remember are> > 'kumbayyah my lord' and 'The ink is black, the page is white, together we> > learn to read and write, to read and write (dumdedumdum)'.> > I had lots of> > books because my grandad used to go to jumble sales (boot sales/yard sales)> > and he would buy every book for me. He would sweep them all into a binbag> > and dump them at my feet because he knew I would like that. He never hugged> > me once in his/our life. I only realised after he had died that he was> > suffering from Post Traumatic symptoms. He joined the Merchant Navy just> > before the 2WW broke out, and was forced into armed combat when the war> > started. > > And then my mother married a Drill Sergeant (low ranking Army> > officer/shouts a lot). > > I was born and raised in New Army Accommodation> > (imagine Stepford and you are getting close).> > No music.> > And definitely> > no poetry.> > > I'm firmly middle-class now though. So, I've been told.>> > --------------------------------------------------------------> > [log in to unmask]http://www.fatmandancing.co.ukhttp://www.myspace.com/fat_man_dancing>> > Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 14:49:52 +0200> From: [log in to unmask]> Subject:> > Re: SNAP Bass> To: [log in to unmask]> > that's mildly surprising, I> > thought most people who grew up while she> was recording would be enamoured> > of her. she's quite poetic though, a> master songwriter & guitarist> > KS> >> > On 08/03/2008, Tina Bass wrote:> > Thanks Kasper.> >> > I don't know nearly> > enough about Joni Mitchell. It's always useful to be reminded of her music.>> > >> >> > Tina> >> >> >> > > and her heart is full and hollow,> like a cactus> > tree> > -- JM> > KS> > On 06/03/2008, Tina Bass wrote:> > Frost> >> > I've> > got a tree,> > but it's not a very good one.> >> > Mine is like a cactus...>> > >> > Where does it go after here?> > Will it melt?> >> > Will it really go> > away?> >> >> >> > > > > -- > Andrew> http://hispirits.blogspot.com/> http://www.flickr.com/photos/aburke/
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