tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post3544042646547614257..comments2024-03-27T23:59:01.850-07:00Comments on Writing About Writing (And Occasionally Some Writing): McKennitt: Dante's PrayerChris Brecheenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07819138776404280633noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-38840181381709248732020-10-09T21:53:16.283-07:002020-10-09T21:53:16.283-07:00It's 'DANTE'S PRAYER'... I know it...It's 'DANTE'S PRAYER'... I know it like the back of my hand. Played it over and over after my fiancee died.... Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980260536225576306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-35036242702209563092017-04-30T10:16:35.991-07:002017-04-30T10:16:35.991-07:00I've been following your blog and facebook pag...I've been following your blog and facebook page for a few months now, and I'm still catching up on some of the old (but gold) posts, like this one.<br />I always thought that you've been fierce about writing since you started it, never faltering along the way. It's actually very comforting to know that you had a "normal life crisis", just like me.<br />I had one through my first years of college. I gradually stopped writing and even reading for pleasure, until I realized I'd spent a whole year without doing either. Then it came to me why I was feeling so out of place in my own skin, so depressed, so meaningless. I got back on track, slowly, but I didn't have much time left between college and work, and just writing 3 or 4 times a month wasn't enough to feel the way I used to when I was writing up to 10 pages a day in high school. So I quit college (quitting work wasn't a good option, and I really didn't see myself as an architect after graduation) and tried to focus on jobs with flexible hours (I translate and teach a few English classes).<br />Even though my financial situation is quite unstable, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be making much more money if I had graduated (Brazil's economy is shit right now), but at least I'm working with something I like and I have enough time to write to make me feel like I'm myself.<br />And, to wrap this up, I'd like to thank you, because your blog is one of the only things that encourages me to keep on that track. Sometimes I feel guilty when I spend more hours writing than working for money on a given week, but your blog reminds me that that is the best use I could make of my free time, and it pays off in a way that more money or a prestigious career wouldn't.Cinthia Gochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10516090678037276948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-28043840078206448252016-04-15T20:51:21.429-07:002016-04-15T20:51:21.429-07:00I LOVE this song and made a holistic will for my m...I LOVE this song and made a holistic will for my mother in case I predecease her. One of the requests is that this song be played at my funeral. However you referred to the song as "Dante's Dream" at one point.<br /><br />All my favorite songs of hers come from this album, including The Mummer's Dance (though the single version is actually the best) and The Highwayman -- another amazing poem set to music.Keelah Rosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-58575667080307982682014-06-26T19:30:17.907-07:002014-06-26T19:30:17.907-07:00Jennifer I did NOT mean to remove this comment. I ...Jennifer I did NOT mean to remove this comment. I was using a track pad on a laptop and I touched it the wrong way right when the mouse was over delete. I am so sorry. <br /><br />I actually liked and agreed with your comment, and what I was trying to do was actually reply to it and say that it helps to know that I'm not alone in that feeling of being alone. <br /><br />If I find a way to restore your comment, I will try.Chris Brecheenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819138776404280633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-25555424585372261252014-06-26T16:05:03.520-07:002014-06-26T16:05:03.520-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Jennifer Yoder Lunettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464329602785169597noreply@blogger.com