tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post5182301920276837534..comments2023-05-13T02:24:42.139-07:00Comments on Stones In the Field: Revisiting IIMachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01846076773328384778noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-44641504373037028452008-04-04T13:05:00.000-07:002008-04-04T13:05:00.000-07:00poetry to mac stone is synonymous with slander, li...poetry to mac stone is synonymous with slander, libel, assault and being generally, a mean spirited, self serving bitchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-39876802956273309002007-04-09T13:30:00.000-07:002007-04-09T13:30:00.000-07:00wtf is all of this? what happened to just appreci...wtf is all of this? what happened to just appreciating poetry??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-13766680006324235632007-03-02T16:11:00.000-08:002007-03-02T16:11:00.000-08:00The anonymous one wants to talk about profanity? h...The anonymous one wants to talk about profanity? hmmm<BR/><BR/>"You’re a bunch of bottomfeeders if there every was a bottomfeeding group of vermin in this industry. Like hyenas around the kill you band up on those brave enough to contest you, snapping your ugly jaws in a malicious, horrid way"... "Thanks to whores like you"..."We don’t know anything about you, you worthless, snaggletoothed old curmudgeon typist." <BR/><BR/>While there wasn't a single profanity in the examples above, they were certainly full of venom and malicious intent - since when is using *that* kind of language any better than just coming out and saying asshole or numfuck? <BR/><BR/>All anonymous did was put lipstick on the pig. What Mac said was not only more conscise but had the added attribute of being accurate, while anonymous's diatribe is rather purple and easily disproved.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17769677459693390132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-66129720457850219812007-02-24T13:59:00.000-08:002007-02-24T13:59:00.000-08:00Nice language, Mac.Did you major in profanity at t...Nice language, Mac.<BR/><BR/>Did you major in profanity at the univeristy or is it just something you've mastered over time?<BR/><BR/>You answered one of my questions. I know where you live. Thanks.<BR/><BR/>You're a real charmerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-69222537469621239642007-02-22T19:19:00.000-08:002007-02-22T19:19:00.000-08:00Geezy freakin' cow!Mac, just wanted to thank you f...Geezy freakin' cow!<BR/><BR/>Mac, just wanted to thank you for posting some of Dickinson's work. I'm a fan, but I get lazy and don't ever read enough poetry. Thanks to AW, I'm always prompted to read and write and contemplate.<BR/><BR/>One of my favorites is "I Measure Every Grief I Meet," and it was when Haskins posted it for discussion.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stretching me a bit with that one.<BR/><BR/>Funny, when I saw the number of comments, I just figured there must be a lot of Dickinson fans. Heh.Shwebbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02832607825194644346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-16112284978714514722007-02-18T09:11:00.000-08:002007-02-18T09:11:00.000-08:00Wow, what a twit, Mac. I'm not hiding behind an a...Wow, what a twit, Mac. I'm not hiding behind an anonymous name. And I'm sure as hell not a flake. Uh, a bunch of 'em are falling outside my window as I write this, though :)<BR/><BR/>You're a real person, Mac. And a right friendly and kind one, too. So, it's Sammy's loss not to know/realize that. And it's his further loss to ignore what AW has to offer. Oh well.<BR/><BR/>To call us liars and hypocrites makes me wonder what he's hiding. I didn't see where any questions were asked.<BR/><BR/>Mac, if AW weren't around, I don't know what I'd do. My growth as a writer would be stunted. I'd have no compass whatsoever, in the writing world.<BR/><BR/>'Sides, you're not my leader, I'm waiting for the Mothership...it's overdue...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-16822759858058264902007-02-17T16:09:00.000-08:002007-02-17T16:09:00.000-08:00In point of fact, you asshole, I've never charged ...In point of fact, you asshole, I've never charged anyone a single goddamned cent for editing.<BR/><BR/>Can you say that, Sammy?<BR/><BR/>I've certainly never charged anyone to, ummmm, "represent" their manuscript--without so much as selling a single one.<BR/><BR/>I'm MacAllister Stone. You want to talk trash about me, spell my goddamned name right. I live north of Seattle, but south of the Canadian border, less than two miles from salt water.<BR/><BR/>I'll be in Portland in March, where a great many people who have already met me and could confirm my reality will see me yet again. Stop by the Convention Center during Potlatch you cowardly numbfuck, and I'll even buy you a beer.Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846076773328384778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-42418503738276186592007-02-17T16:02:00.000-08:002007-02-17T16:02:00.000-08:00The AW gang is just as tough as ever, setting up a...The AW gang is just as tough as ever, setting up a system of double standards. Not one of the questions was answered. Not one. Your acid-based sarcasm and heavy, heaving words may scare some but you don't scare me.<BR/><BR/>You have nothing to offer the literary community. Nothing. You condemn businesses in publishing, yet you run an editorial service. You hide behind anonymous tags and rant and rave when someone does the same, hitting with the same force and cheap shot, suckerpunch knock down. Your so-called leader is a "mystery person." Nothing is known of "MacCallister Stone (sp? Well, there's another thing to jump on, swine).<BR/><BR/>You're hypocrites and liars. You slander and libel others but wince whenever someone calls your bluff and asks you direct questions. Almost everything that is AW is nothing but one non-stop "he-said," "she-said" sort of horrid namecalling, character assassination and ridicule.<BR/><BR/>I'm done arguing with you flakes. You really have nothing I respect going on with AW anymore. Dark shadows and lies. Anonymous little "perky" buttons and lye. Double standards rule, boy, how they do. . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-82567423512689606092007-02-13T20:56:00.000-08:002007-02-13T20:56:00.000-08:00That's ballad meter for you; but Gilligan's Island...That's ballad meter for you; but Gilligan's Island works well too.<BR/><BR/>But . . . if you look at the poem as Dickinson wrote it, the meter's not quite as perfect.Lisa Spangenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00916288400544629723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-44496301431845962912007-02-13T09:18:00.000-08:002007-02-13T09:18:00.000-08:00I think it's important for us all to take a moment...I think it's important for us all to take a moment and remember...that almost any Emily Dickinson poem can be sung to the tune of "The Yellow Rose of Texas."Peter Damienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17450924500401351569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-33423137396649866132007-02-06T19:37:00.000-08:002007-02-06T19:37:00.000-08:00"Get Real, Stone. Get Real."
What is something sa...<b>"Get Real, Stone. Get Real."</b><br />What is something said to Keith Richards after he asked yet <i>another</i> 10ccs of Morphine following dinner?<br /><br />Bette Davis once said, "If everyone likes me, I must be pretty boring." w00t to that.<br /><br />Great analysis, Mac. Great blog. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-47740609470501197652007-02-05T01:20:00.000-08:002007-02-05T01:20:00.000-08:00Hiya, Rich -
It's the Google/Blogger thing. If y...Hiya, Rich -<br /><br />It's the Google/Blogger thing. If you have a Google account, they want you to sign in with that, now. Sorry 'bout that. It's buggy and a royal pain.<br /><br />Anonymous II, I'm so sorry to hear your AW experience was lacking. It is, unfortunately, one of those side-effects of message board culture, sometimes. I do very much hope you'll feel free to stop over here, on occasion.<br /><br />cheers, everyone!Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846076773328384778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-27551837208604707592007-02-04T09:01:00.000-08:002007-02-04T09:01:00.000-08:00My choice as well. If only he'd stop hiding close...My choice as well. If only he'd stop hiding closet.<br /><br />This is rich. Why is this sign in shit getting so complicated?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-63121006250006863492007-02-02T09:32:00.000-08:002007-02-02T09:32:00.000-08:00Beautiful poem. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
...Beautiful poem. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.<br /><br />As for the first "Anonymous" -- it's rather ironic for you to question Mac's identity (many of us do know who she is) while hiding behind "Anonymous" -- now who's the coward here?<br /><br />There are two ways to deal with someone like you: a) ignore or b) squash. Personally, I think it's more fun, more satisfying, and does a lot more good to the world to do B.Ray Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13998594108956468112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-28814681823347659402007-02-02T08:02:00.000-08:002007-02-02T08:02:00.000-08:00From one anonymous poster to another - I'm a forme...From one anonymous poster to another - I'm a former member of AW forum, and one of the reasons I left is because I got tired of personal attacks such as the one you launched on Mac. There are thousands of ordinary writers, published and unpublished, who joined AW to improve their craft and chat to people who are in the same biz. Yet, over and over, I'd come across posts full of bitter swill about how the whole place was a nest full of vipers ready to attack anyone who disagreed with them. I don't have a lot of time to read that kind of garbage, so I left. [sorry Mac] You could learn something from what I did - if a place does not meet your needs, leave. Don't stay and piss in the water out of spite. I suspect no one at AW will mind if you unsubscribed and quietly went about your business.<br /><br />Mac, I still subscribe to AW newsletter, because I find it useful and informative, and every week I discover a number of interesting writers whose web sites and blogs I visit when I have the time. Your editorial has a different feel, and why shouldn't it? You're not Jenna; you're you. Write on....<br /><br />And that garbage about whether you have credentials to run AW or not didn't even deserve an answer.<br /><br />And yes Anonymous, I too hid behind a screen name and never disclosed whether I am a man or woman. My editors and readers know my real name, what city I live in and how well I write. I have no need to give anyone else my credentials.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-7042971975396328462007-02-01T20:35:00.000-08:002007-02-01T20:35:00.000-08:00Wow! It's a party! Welcome folks. :) Nice to see y...Wow! It's a party! Welcome folks. :) Nice to see you here.<br /><br />I rather think Mr. Anonymous-but-Hostile doesn't actually read anything anyone says. <br /><br />Nice to see y'all, though.Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15518901832997598597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-79651813029113930512007-02-01T18:21:00.000-08:002007-02-01T18:21:00.000-08:00"Anonymous" pontificated:
"Why don't you come cl..."Anonymous" pontificated: <br /><br />"Why don't you come clean and give your names, your addresses, your backgrounds instead of hiding underneath the front of all those stupid, lame, contrived electronic names and buttons?"<br /><br />Right back atcha, guy. Anonymous posters living in glass houses shouldn't throw Stones.Victoria Strausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11993325726575944136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-89396362754257750662007-02-01T14:59:00.000-08:002007-02-01T14:59:00.000-08:00Mac, the poem and your analysis are both inspiring...Mac, the poem and your analysis are both inspiring and lovely reads.<br /><br />I've never read much Dickinson, perhaps because I lumped her in with Jane Austen, and I figured two Austen novels would suffice any man.<br /><br />But this poem is captivating: direct, heartfelt, beautiful. And who Emily Dickinson was has nothing to do with it; I was thinking that as I read it, and then I saw that you wrote exactly the same thing. I must be learning.<br /><br />This poem is a wonderful reminder that poetry need not be Poetic. Thanks, Mac. I'll look forward to swinging by here more often.poetinahathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14928350686840087703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-86562429514750801612007-02-01T14:45:00.000-08:002007-02-01T14:45:00.000-08:00Poetry has always fascinated me. Dickinson’s writ...Poetry has always fascinated me. Dickinson’s writing is provocative and thought provoking. She forces the reader to transcend thought and see her words through our own experience or intuition. IMO, by capitalizing words she seems to refer to them as objects or generalizations and allows readers to form their own thoughts. Years ago, I read that she didn’t title her poems because she wanted her readers to gain their own wisdom. She conveys the sublime beauty of words.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04722780868620942044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-82517599791309913492007-02-01T11:55:00.000-08:002007-02-01T11:55:00.000-08:00Emily Dickinson has always been one of my favorite...Emily Dickinson has always been one of my favorites. I like her "I'm nobody/are you nobody too?"<br /><br />I never thought editors would change her stuff. I'm glad the originals are making their way out now.<br /><br />Oh, and Mac? That dude is obviously not talking about you. I don't know who Mac<b>C</b>allister is. *s*Jen Nipps/Kat O'Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09714781676809223793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-49493261586084362782007-02-01T10:54:00.000-08:002007-02-01T10:54:00.000-08:00Sorry you have to deal with things like this, Mac....Sorry you have to deal with things like this, Mac. Many of us do use our real names and I’ll be happy to invite this putz to my next <a href="http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/warriorshtm/coffeeklatch.htm"> Coffee Klatch!</a> Give me your real name so I can send you a personal invitation!Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04722780868620942044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-70067376747293918242007-02-01T10:50:00.000-08:002007-02-01T10:50:00.000-08:00Beautiful poem, Mac - thanks for posting it.Beautiful poem, Mac - thanks for posting it.Cath Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01157239175222363258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-84989750655141855722007-02-01T10:30:00.000-08:002007-02-01T10:30:00.000-08:00I only see one coward here and it ain't Mac.I only see one coward here and it ain't Mac.Frank Baronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07766219281485749395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-17458911180029011162007-02-01T09:22:00.000-08:002007-02-01T09:22:00.000-08:00Hey Mac! You haven't lived till you've had a comme...Hey Mac! You haven't lived till you've had a comment stalker. Consider yourself having truly arrived.<br /><br />Be blessed,<br />Paula<br />http://paulamooney.blogspot.comParis Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830356488361957338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-88946776765539677982007-02-01T05:43:00.000-08:002007-02-01T05:43:00.000-08:00Gee, Mac. Sorry you have a nutjob stalker sniffin'...Gee, Mac. Sorry you have a nutjob stalker sniffin' round your blog. <br />Whoever the heck he/she/it is doesn't have enough to do in his/her/its own life, apparently. What a jealous little toad. I'll bet it NEVER gets laid. LOL<br /><br />By the way, I think you are doing terrific things at Absolute Write-- and elsewhere. I've had the pleasure of seeing much of your writing, and think it's absolutely fabulous.<br /><br />Keep up the great work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com