tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post9061754071757161159..comments2023-07-31T11:01:56.340+01:00Comments on Parrish Lantern's PomesAllSizes: Somewhere in Minnesota and Other Stories@parridhlanternhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-35497773771191912532011-11-04T14:03:10.568+00:002011-11-04T14:03:10.568+00:00Hi Kinna, it's well worth checking out, also f...Hi Kinna, it's well worth checking out, also for more information check out Mel's post on this.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-14368990370860378052011-11-04T12:49:53.280+00:002011-11-04T12:49:53.280+00:00These stories sound most intriguing. I will be re...These stories sound most intriguing. I will be reading the one you linked to then proceed to find the collection. Thanks for the reviewKinnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10742288622028307018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-8482441601930167792011-10-31T10:07:53.420+00:002011-10-31T10:07:53.420+00:00Orfhlaith Foyle-actually I would be very flattered...Orfhlaith Foyle-actually I would be very flattered to be confused with Parrish Lantern's wonderful site.Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-60715018077070962742011-10-31T10:05:36.821+00:002011-10-31T10:05:36.821+00:00Hi Órfhlaith, no problem, cant't think of a be...Hi Órfhlaith, no problem, cant't think of a better site to be mashed with. Will add your new site to the info list.<br />PS,Took a look at the new site & liking how it looks.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-51898216057443652462011-10-31T09:51:46.890+00:002011-10-31T09:51:46.890+00:00Hello Parrish,
I now have a website www.orfhlaith...Hello Parrish,<br /><br />I now have a website www.orfhlaithfoyle.com and I mention your blog....however there has been a slight mash up of you and The Reading Life!<br />It'll will be corrected, don't worry.<br />Best,<br />Órfhlaith FoyleÓrfhlaith Foylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12269971031951623625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-15528512859145148462011-10-26T08:40:28.203+01:002011-10-26T08:40:28.203+01:00Great - the author replied to you. That's alw...Great - the author replied to you. That's always rewarding isn't it. I read the story you linked to - slightly macabre but well done "the head like a ripe plum".<br /><br />Sounds like a good read all round, but I'm not usually a great one for short storiesTom Cunliffehttp://www.acommonreader.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-64237925320924671422011-10-24T10:08:32.731+01:002011-10-24T10:08:32.731+01:00I found Somewhere in Minnesota listed at The Book ...I found Somewhere in Minnesota listed at The Book Depository-<br /><br />Parrish Lantern-I am glad we both had the pleasure of reading her work-Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-12846877354967295892011-10-24T10:03:33.985+01:002011-10-24T10:03:33.985+01:00Hi Mel, totally in agreement with you, with refere...Hi Mel, totally in agreement with you, with reference to this authors writing career.I personally want to check out more of her poetry soon.<br /><br />Hi Tony, only one of the tales concerns vampires & even that's not the point of the tale, just the way it's grounded.Yes I think your right about short stories, flash fiction etc.<br /><br />Hi Gina, with your love of Crafts such as knitting and you being a Francophile I'm not surprised you liked that. As to it being available in the USA,I contacted the author & she thinks it's available via www.syracuseuniversitypress.syr.edu/ but will let me know for sure & I will pass it on.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-85868522232092293042011-10-23T20:34:48.964+01:002011-10-23T20:34:48.964+01:00Love the tricoteuse trivia.
I'll have to see ...Love the tricoteuse trivia.<br /><br />I'll have to see if this is available in the US.ginahttp://ginachoe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-9504286272665166752011-10-23T01:29:53.723+01:002011-10-23T01:29:53.723+01:00Sound like another interesting collection (althoug...Sound like another interesting collection (although I'm not that keen on vampires!).<br /><br />Is it just me, or are short stories making a comeback? There seem to have been a lot of collections around recently. Currently in the middle of Clemens Meyer's 'All the Lights' myself...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07546287562521628467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-19065444366797730172011-10-23T00:06:11.492+01:002011-10-23T00:06:11.492+01:00"These are individuals that initially appear ..."These are individuals that initially appear fine, even normal. You or they would instigate a conversation, which would follow along standard lines, you’d possibly discuss the weather, the subject’s not important – but at some point the fracture would reveal itself, it may not even be that first meet, but a moment will occur and you will realise that something is not right, that whatever humanity they have, in one way or another has been damaged."<br /><br />I think it might also be that when we no longer objective others we see that we all have had our humanity damaged in one way or another-<br /><br />I enjoyed reliving these stories in your very well done review<br /><br />this is a powerful collection of stories from a writer I really think will rise to true prominenceMel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-47523192015107986482011-10-22T17:46:09.887+01:002011-10-22T17:46:09.887+01:00Hello Órfhlaith, Thanks for your kind regards &...Hello Órfhlaith, Thanks for your kind regards & I hope with this post I have been able to express the enjoyment & delight I got out of reading this collection of tales.<br /><br /><br />Hi As the Crowe Flies and Reads<br />Órfhlaith is pronounced "Orla" and it is a great collection of stories, if you've not checked out the link to - The secret life of Madame Defarge, I would recommend you do so.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-2504710566819411422011-10-22T17:18:15.079+01:002011-10-22T17:18:15.079+01:00Hmmm. I've not heard of this author, and I wou...Hmmm. I've not heard of this author, and I wouldn't know where to begin on pronouncing her name. But this book sounds great and I thank you for putting it on my radar.As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-31937790508213895562011-10-22T16:07:59.432+01:002011-10-22T16:07:59.432+01:00Dear Parrish Lantern,
Thank you for reviewing '...Dear Parrish Lantern,<br />Thank you for reviewing 'Somewhere in Minnesota'. It was a lovely surprise to read it this afternoon.Thank you for your words about my work and I am happy that you have enjoyed reading my stories. My fondest regards back to you.<br />Orfhlaith FoyleÓrfhlaith Foylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12269971031951623625noreply@blogger.com