tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post5026950426349306757..comments2024-03-28T02:15:06.910-07:00Comments on Tossing It Out: Persnickety Penman: Where're you'all from?Arlee Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-50831569389272770832015-06-17T19:50:41.214-07:002015-06-17T19:50:41.214-07:00What a wonderful treat to run across this blog. I ...What a wonderful treat to run across this blog. I was one of Dr. Drake's students and was in class the day he was overcome by a stroke-like episode. He had a profound impact on my life. I can still hear his honeysuckle sweet Southern voice. I can still see him looking at me over the rim of the glasses forever perched halfway down his nose. Dr. Drake wrote so well about Ripley, Tenn., its people, and his life there. He made me love my hometown of Knoxville and not be in such a fuss to escape it. I only wish I could pick up the phone and call him. He was one-of-a-kind. Thank you for the post.Jake Mabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908036270824377919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-5601734774805018232011-01-02T21:02:09.219-08:002011-01-02T21:02:09.219-08:00Gregg-- You got around a lot like I did. I can ca...Gregg-- You got around a lot like I did. I can call Pico Rivera my current home but I usually say I'm from Tennessee though technically I guess I'm not.<br /><br />Paula-- I know what you're saying since I'm in a similar situation.Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-3247080212187834962010-12-21T12:05:26.696-08:002010-12-21T12:05:26.696-08:00Gosh Lee, I grew up in Chicago, but have lived in ...Gosh Lee, I grew up in Chicago, but have lived in so many places. Each one has always felt like "home."<br /><br />Because I write primarily non-fiction (with exception for some soap work years ago) my writing generally reflects the location I'm living in.Paula Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923061193682673368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-5837564747440703982010-12-21T05:25:30.726-08:002010-12-21T05:25:30.726-08:00I was born in Salem, Ohio. Spent some time in San ...I was born in Salem, Ohio. Spent some time in San Jose, CA, Los Angeles, CA, and Reno, NV<br /><br />I now call Longview, WA home!Gregg Metcalfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16413691313803396844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-65366675758028625632010-12-21T04:05:23.907-08:002010-12-21T04:05:23.907-08:00Ellen -- You are what Dr. Drake was talking about....Ellen -- You are what Dr. Drake was talking about.<br /><br />Larry --You are also a good example. Suburbs are a place too.<br /><br />Hilary -- Home is indeed where the heart is.Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-87351721010813935302010-12-21T02:46:38.803-08:002010-12-21T02:46:38.803-08:00Hi Lee .. I'd say Cornwall, very west of Engla...Hi Lee .. I'd say Cornwall, very west of England .. I gravitate there .. but like you I've moved around a lot & I'd include South Africa .. but home is home and where the heart is .. where Iam and now where my mother is .. <br /><br />Have a great time on your Christmas travels and fun with family and friends .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-46869973480483647852010-12-20T20:06:44.246-08:002010-12-20T20:06:44.246-08:00Lee-
After twenty years living in the Southwest, ...Lee-<br /><br />After twenty years living in the Southwest, I'm living proof that youse kin take de yewt outta Philly but youse can't take the Philly outta da yewt!<br /><br />Larry<br /><br />Who am I kidding-I was a suburb dweller! But I still consider the Philadelphia area home.DiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-76881646999154616602010-12-20T19:22:48.881-08:002010-12-20T19:22:48.881-08:00Great post; Sounds like a wonderful professor!
Ma...Great post; Sounds like a wonderful professor!<br /><br />Maine is home, no matter where I have roamed, there is no place like it~ I have found beauty everywhere I have lived, here Adak, Alaska. There is always good n' bad, you just have to make the best of where you hang your hat. I still have a New England accent, been in the south for 8 yrs.Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-33282604697850414292010-12-20T18:34:39.307-08:002010-12-20T18:34:39.307-08:00Pat-- SoCal is definitely diverse and keeps gettin...Pat-- SoCal is definitely diverse and keeps getting moreso. We may be having an indentity crisis eventually.<br /><br />M Pax-- I guess it's home and where you're from now.<br /><br />Jane -- Maybe your moving around had a reverse effect on your writing.<br /><br />Hart -- Getting around can't help but have an influence on your outlook on things, I know it has me. But I'll still just say I'm from Tennessee just to have a specific sense of place.<br /><br />Teresa -- I kind of like the country as well, but like being close to conveniences of the city.<br />I spent the night in Springfield, MO last night and it was pretty cold, but not as much as the last time I was there 3 years ago. Someday I'll have to visit MO. and not just pass thru.Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-77231102855570644952010-12-20T18:28:13.466-08:002010-12-20T18:28:13.466-08:00Jules -- I believe Dr. Drake would consider "...Jules -- I believe Dr. Drake would consider "home" not necessarily the same as where you are from. You're a Kentuckian at heart.<br /><br />Misha -- Since you are about the same age as I was when I was taking Dr. Drake's class you may have a similar outlook as I did then.<br /><br />Carol-- Good example of letting where you are from influence where you are.<br /><br />Lisa-- Flannery is a big favorite with me after have been introduced to her work by Dr. Drake.<br /><br />L. Diane -- I know kind of how you feel, but ultimately you come up with the final answer.<br /><br />Golden Eagle -- I think there may be a lot of people in the U.S. who are in your situation.Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-11574049697640462302010-12-20T18:21:28.582-08:002010-12-20T18:21:28.582-08:00Alex -- That's the way I felt since I had also...Alex -- That's the way I felt since I had also moved around a lot. And that's what Dr. Drake was trying to get at-- that we actually do have some kind of roots in the heart of us.<br /><br />Diana -- And you are the type of example that Dr. Drake was giving as a person who resorts to her roots.<br /><br />Yvonne -- I don't know if Dr. Drake would have related his theory to writing poetry or not.<br /><br />Dezmond -- I think that the concept of being a citizen of the world is a more modern concept, but I still think you must have a roots anawer for someone who asks--right?Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-78443312484256502142010-12-20T17:49:23.004-08:002010-12-20T17:49:23.004-08:00Although I gripe about the weather all...the...tim...Although I gripe about the weather all...the...time, Missouri is my roots. Covering them (the roots) would be killing who I am. I like being rural and country.<br /><br />TeresaT. Powell Coltrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160774009926623671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-61223368957459680502010-12-20T16:59:11.951-08:002010-12-20T16:59:11.951-08:00I'm very much a combo of the places I've l...I'm very much a combo of the places I've lived. I find my Pacific Northwest mentality seeps into everything, as it was my heart both before and after I lived in Oregon, but my small Idaho town roots filter in, as does the academic politics and setting of Ann Arbor. it is interesting though, the easiest place for me to write remains Portland--I lived there a dozen years, but it was those adult, no-kids years, so I spent more of my time out and about than I have since becoming a parent--I think that is how you sort of know a city heartbeat.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-70801080240649753632010-12-20T13:52:59.919-08:002010-12-20T13:52:59.919-08:00I never thought about connecting my writing to a p...I never thought about connecting my writing to a place. My father was in the Navy, so as a child I moved around quite a bit and then I married someone with a job that took me all around the world. I’ve never felt connected to one spot. <br /><br />My first novel was about a woman who had never left her home area, so maybe having no home base has influenced my writing in subtle ways.Jane Kennedy Suttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12519340747761460017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-75442241584963288712010-12-20T13:36:36.508-08:002010-12-20T13:36:36.508-08:00I love that word 'persnickety'.
I grew up...I love that word 'persnickety'.<br /><br />I grew up in Buffalo, but consider Oregon home. It calls to me. Many of my stories are set here. Must be home then?M Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-45086302058088777502010-12-20T12:22:48.630-08:002010-12-20T12:22:48.630-08:00Southern California (for the most part). It is ext...Southern California (for the most part). It is extremely diverse here on so many levels. So much so, that it creeps into everything...Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-48285575466630945002010-12-20T12:18:30.062-08:002010-12-20T12:18:30.062-08:00I was born in Hefei, which I've always conside...I was born in Hefei, which I've always considered a part of me, despite the fact I don't remember it and I haven't been there since I was a baby. Chinese culture fascinates me, and I love learning more about the country.Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-49164914572611515402010-12-20T07:54:17.081-08:002010-12-20T07:54:17.081-08:00I am 'from' Oregon, which will always be c...I am 'from' Oregon, which will always be considered home. But now that I live in the South, and have for several years, that has influenced my writing more. I even used the South as the setting for my YA series.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-56865030881271400712010-12-20T07:42:58.463-08:002010-12-20T07:42:58.463-08:00Of course he's right, we're all from somew...Of course he's right, we're all from somewhere. I admire those who are proud of their roots & enjoy reading their stories. Really love Flannery O'Connor & Eudora Welty, both fine Southern writers.notesfromnadirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09904500676081267972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-72971121112471459162010-12-20T07:30:22.244-08:002010-12-20T07:30:22.244-08:00Texas! Loud and clear. But I'm a military wife...Texas! Loud and clear. But I'm a military wife who has always brought a little taste of Texas to wherever we've lived.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-82553379307213863782010-12-20T05:55:50.809-08:002010-12-20T05:55:50.809-08:00Hmmm... Home... I haven't a clue. Nice post th...Hmmm... Home... I haven't a clue. Nice post though. It gives me something to ponder. <br /><br />:-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-27999759444340103142010-12-20T05:27:55.553-08:002010-12-20T05:27:55.553-08:00A Kentucky hillbilly, born and bred to turn anythi...A Kentucky hillbilly, born and bred to turn anything into a tale! But home to me is where one feels comfortable and safe.<br /><br />Nice post and Happy Holidays!<br /><a href="http://fragilemouse.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Jules @ Trying To Get Over The Rainbow</a>Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136045025997662057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-66063637075906949792010-12-20T05:25:44.403-08:002010-12-20T05:25:44.403-08:00lovely post, Arlee!
I think I share your hippie ph...lovely post, Arlee!<br />I think I share your hippie philosophy of being from nowhere :) Since my homecountry of Vojvodina is multi-ethnic (we have more than 25 different nationalities living here together) I've never really had a sense of national belonging to just one place or culture. I always felt like a citizen of Earth :)DEZMONDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127166104359407763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-72161456520371683492010-12-20T05:00:17.780-08:002010-12-20T05:00:17.780-08:00I was born in a place called RedHill in Surrey UK ...I was born in a place called RedHill in Surrey UK as my mother was there at the time....lol.<br />I was brought up in her own city of Bristol in the west country but moved to the south coast in 1979 until 2003 when I moved to N. Ireland. I then went to Spain for a few years then moved back to the UK. I loved Spain and would dearly love top go back there to live. There is so much to write about and the pace of life is so different from the hussle and bustle of the UK.<br /><br />Enjoyed your post Lee.<br />Have a good day.<br />Yvonne.RHYTHM AND RHYMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11386975261804630799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-66579224589468616942010-12-20T04:35:49.458-08:002010-12-20T04:35:49.458-08:00This is very interesting Arlee and so true. I have...This is very interesting Arlee and so true. I have been living in Southern Illinois for twenty years now and while I did live here and there in California as a child, I did most of my growing up in Chicago. I still consider Chicago my home town. Even though it is a big one. I grew up during tough times and have been around many rough people in bad neighborhoods. That tough girl is still in there even though I am older and wiser now. I am known as a very kind person. But I can only be pushed so far until the city girl comes out. Oh and by the way, I would rather walk down a dark ally in a bad neighborhood than through the woods with wild animals!!!! I don't know how this influences my writing. Love Di ♥Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429812875586479256noreply@blogger.com