Friday, December 18, 2009

Story of the Blue Lights




Mark and Paul trim tree. Seven days later, white lights burn out. Mark and Paul strip tree, drive to hardware store to buy new blue lights. See tree #2. Pretty tree. Cunning tree.

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4 comments:

Elisabeth said...

Wonderful images here, Paul, along with the promise of a wonderful and blue Christmas.

While I was away this week on my writing retreat I happened upon your essay in David Lazar's 'Truth in Non-fiction'. What a fantastic book and especially your essay, the first cab off the rank, ' A Weedy Garden'.

I love that you challenge the notion of a unified self and how wonderful to see your beautiful writing-unexpectedly for me-on the printed page.

Paul Lisicky said...

Thank you, Elisabeth. I'm so glad TRUTH IN NONFICTION made its way to Australia. Thanks so much for your words about my essay--they make my morning.

I hope you had a productive and happy writing retreat.

Elisabeth said...

I ordered the essays here, through Amazon, Paul, after I read a review somewhere, but since then Peter Bishop who runs Varuna, The Writer's House in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales here in Australia has ordered a copy and he will certainly spread around the world. He works with over 250 writers each year.
Before I arrived, Peter had just run a workshop with Robin Hemsley from IOWA university. I note the book was published in IOWA. It's such a small world.

Have a wonderful Christmas

Paul Lisicky said...

Ah, I know Robin and am a great fan of his work. Yes, the world gets smaller all the time. Thanks again, Elisabeth.