tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372559354771534404.post8364694466523893018..comments2013-06-20T11:51:25.786-07:00Comments on In Other Words...: Old fiction...that could also be nonfiction?Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06685619216624493179noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372559354771534404.post-72108570351744871472011-12-23T13:49:22.927-08:002011-12-23T13:49:22.927-08:00It's nonfiction if on some weekend you did ind...It's nonfiction if on some weekend you did indeed talk in a Kermit the Frog voice. Or Yoda's.<br /><br />These genre-bending questions are interesting, and they lead me to wonder whether you've read Lydia Davis's stories. Those stories sometimes read like fiction, and sometimes they read like nonfiction. Sometimes they are stories that seem like poems, or poems that seem like philosophy, or philosophy that seems like stories. Lydia Davis doesn't seem to care about genres. She just wants to write interesting stories. By stories, she means "narratives". "She said" is a narrative, according to Lydia Davis, though it isn't interesting. Anyway, I think you might enjoy her work.<br /><br />I don't know whether Lydia Davis ever had a roommate.Michael Downshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06638035877115413915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372559354771534404.post-13979332190369814082011-12-09T12:02:30.112-08:002011-12-09T12:02:30.112-08:00Hahahaha. So funny! The tone is perfect and the id...Hahahaha. So funny! The tone is perfect and the ideas... creative :p<br /><br />I agree with Reggie that you could do a How-to for finding a roommate. I also agree with Meghan that the ending is perfect!<br /><br />Great job, Lauren!Elizabeth Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15390315165976342952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372559354771534404.post-10307882455918236742011-11-22T17:48:51.889-08:002011-11-22T17:48:51.889-08:00Due to the fact that I've had many roommate di...Due to the fact that I've had many roommate disasters and can relate, I really enjoyed this:) I wish I had read this sooner haha. So funny and entertaining :)Stephanie Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11118865165128859248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372559354771534404.post-69381846322545170842011-11-18T07:54:18.917-08:002011-11-18T07:54:18.917-08:00Think this would work on my sister? ha-ha
You'...Think this would work on my sister? ha-ha<br /><br />You're hilarious. I love the repetition of "enjoy the fight" and all the different types of whores to call the roommate.<br /><br />The last line...I heard the "boom" Prof. Downs talks about. ha-ha<br /><br /><br />Wonderfully done :)Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05488376840733880845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372559354771534404.post-89023985021695084242011-11-18T07:16:07.638-08:002011-11-18T07:16:07.638-08:00I would be gone in a flash. A former roommate of ...I would be gone in a flash. A former roommate of mine constantly blew out the candle in my room when I left, even if I was just going to the kitchen for a drink-which she was driving me to do. Hmmmm... But that is mild compared to these tactics. Your writing is hilarious-especially the smoke alarm part! I'd take my baseball bat to the device. A "How-to" find a new roommate piece could make a worthy follow-up.Reggie Stitelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03755815959428016123noreply@blogger.com