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Date Posted: 09:33:43 07/07/09 Tue
Author: Lil
Subject: This is great, Denise! And thanks for posting the picture. I read this chapter last night and enjoyed re-reading about Harry. I also loved that Casey was protecting this creature from publicity - being the fore-creature to our human existence in his mind was enough.
In reply to: Denise 's message, "OK, maybe this is a little out there *g*, but the 8 fingered fish has got me wondering. I'm thinking it would look a bit like Ichthyostega, a prehistoric animal that had limb-like fins that allowed it to live between two worlds, the water and land. This must be important! All the characters seem to be living in two worlds - Pamela is an American who has left behind a safe/secure life in the States to cohabit with Republican Irish boys (one she desperately loves), exposing herself to all kinds of trouble. Casey is taking up the reins in the 'family business', but his heart wants to keep Pamela safe in the little house by the sea with the white picket fence - conflicted for sure. And then there's Jamie - the successful, very wealthy business man with his own underground affairs on the side, as well as all the contrary feelings towards love. He's certainly uncomfortable living in his own skin, at least as far being loved/giving love is concerned. Going long>>>>>" on 22:24:34 07/06/09 Mon


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  • I think it has significance if you feel that it does. Which is to say, as a writer you let go of ownership to a certain extent when people read your work and bring their own perceptions and experiences to the work- after all that's the joy of reading, and why books are so much richer an experience than television. We interact on several levels while reading, creating a very personal world with the characters and settings. That being said, I play over and over on the idea of edge places- things that are neither here nor there, creatures that might be real or might not- areas of the world where it seems anything might be possible, good or bad, as though such places are an actual rip in the fabric of reality, and of course reality itself>>> -- celtgirl, 15:35:41 07/07/09 Tue
  • Have you ever felt you're in one of those edge places when you're away from the ocean? To me, all the edge places I can think of are on the ocean -- not a lake or a river, not in the mountains although they are breathtaking and majestic. The places I've been which come to mind include the west coast of Ireland, the east coast of Newfoundland, the west coast of Vancouver Island and Santorini (one of the Greek islands). In all of those places, I've felt a sense of history, of lives lived and somehow imprinted on the very earth and yet they hold infinite promise as well, as there's no land to be seen or reached by boat for thousands of miles if you head in the right direction. (NT) -- Carla, 18:53:13 07/07/09 Tue
  • I know you are drawn to the magical and mystical, and I really didn't think you placed that 8 fingered fish in the story for the reasons I proposed, but I let my imagination run away with the idea and had fun with it. Hey, maybe subconsciously that was your reasoning! (NT) -- Denise, 18:58:16 07/07/09 Tue
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