tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21997604.post114460286452980891..comments2024-03-17T10:09:07.770-07:00Comments on Grow Wings -- the Journal of Laini Taylor: Sunday Scribblings #2 -- Real LifeLaini Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14064837312936707024noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21997604.post-52056570004253505452007-03-18T15:41:00.000-07:002007-03-18T15:41:00.000-07:00The Best Kinds of Bicycle ShopsI love bikes. Bicyc...The Best Kinds of Bicycle ShopsI love bikes. Bicycles of every shape, color, type and size will draw me like a fly to honey, so it took me a few years to discover that I do have a preference for particular kinds of bicycle shops.So, you have your trendy, high volume bike shop, where you can find all the latest models from the cutting edge of bike technology and design. These types of bicycle shop are also likely to offer some type of repair service.Then you have your smaller, perhaps family operated bicycle shop. In my experience this type of bicycle shop is even more likely to offer reasonably priced repair services.You may have guessed that one thing I tend to notice about a given bike shop is the types and cost of their repair services. After riding bicycles for years now, theres one thing that always eventually happens again: bikes need to be repaired.Most people pick up repair skills over months or years of riding, but if you need a repair done by someone else, its nice to have a local bike shop thats prepared to assist you and your situation.By far, the best bicycle shops out there are the ones that offer repair services at reasonable prices and deal in second hand bikes. Bike shops that are really good at one of these, are generally good at providing the other type of service.Call around and find out which bicycle shops refurbish used bicycles. You may be surprised at just how nice a refurbished bike can be. Think about it, instead of adding to a landfill somewhere, an old bike can be made perfectly new and functional again and become yours!Of course refurbished bikes are also a great way to get a good bike while saving a lot of money as compared to a brand new bicycle. The more bicycle shops that deal with recycled bikes, the more people can afford to own bicycles. Less car exhaust and more exercise and human interaction is good all around.When I visit bicycles shops that dont like to work with recycling bicycles, I like to voice my opinion about what a great service that is, how attractive it is to be as a customer. Its the little encounters in our daily lives that change the world everyday. Take part in bicycle recycling and help your little corner of the world!To learn more about everything bicycles vist my site at:<A HREF="http://brensmartusa.com/bicycles" REL="nofollow"> BrensMartUSA Bicycles </A>Have a geat day and stay healthy!Brenda SueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21997604.post-1144787096704722972006-04-11T13:24:00.000-07:002006-04-11T13:24:00.000-07:00More, please.More, please.Deirdrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111665177473414894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21997604.post-1144768981615499372006-04-11T08:23:00.000-07:002006-04-11T08:23:00.000-07:00THAT WAS TOTALLY AWSOME!!!!!!!By the way if you ev...THAT WAS TOTALLY AWSOME!!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>By the way if you ever come to Staten Island NY there is a real nice little coffie shop called Muddy Cup.SamRi1289https://www.blogger.com/profile/07790137077532944766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21997604.post-1144759333407378372006-04-11T05:42:00.000-07:002006-04-11T05:42:00.000-07:00Enchanting piece! Reminds me a little of Antoine d...Enchanting piece! Reminds me a little of Antoine de Saint Exupery's "Little Prince." Each of has our own unique place in the world. Your story is wonderful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21997604.post-1144738214304830032006-04-10T23:50:00.000-07:002006-04-10T23:50:00.000-07:00I must chime in with, I think it was Chest of Draw...I must chime in with, I think it was Chest of Drawers - Please Don't Stop There! <BR/>I want to read more, More, MORE of Esme's adventures in this magical world with the whiskered and winged wildthings!<BR/>I'm so glad you interpreted the Real Life prompt into an enchanted real life.<BR/>Thanks, I needed that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21997604.post-1144718742221189872006-04-10T18:25:00.000-07:002006-04-10T18:25:00.000-07:00P.S. It was sweet of you to put me under your link...P.S. It was sweet of you to put me under your links!Rampianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02092413104877925807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21997604.post-1144718685837972502006-04-10T18:24:00.000-07:002006-04-10T18:24:00.000-07:00"blur people"--such a great, evocative term. Life ..."blur people"--such a great, evocative term. Life moves so fast and its so hard to be aware in every moment that it does feel like we're "blur people", sleep-racing through the days, moving too fast to latch on to anything. But maybe there are other beings like the wiskered lady, who are wiser than us, who know how to absorb life and live, maybe more dangerously (with wolves) but also without constraints, with a fully free imagination.Rampianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02092413104877925807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21997604.post-1144717837210334232006-04-10T18:10:00.000-07:002006-04-10T18:10:00.000-07:00Laini, that was amazing! Wow! I really love your...Laini, that was amazing! Wow! I really love your story! Is that what your book is like?? Short stories? I don't remember seeing what it is about!<BR/><BR/>You are SO talented!!Letha Sandisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01029239805680777238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21997604.post-1144704815631588862006-04-10T14:33:00.000-07:002006-04-10T14:33:00.000-07:00hi laini. i put this off as i wanted to give it my...hi laini. i put this off as i wanted to give it my undivided attention. so glad i made the stay today. what a fantastic story! what a wonderful take on real life! just a little shift in perspective and your outlook, sight, journey could literally come to life and open up to have a whole new meaning. Your writing is so vibrant and the whole adventure was so inviting... so freeing... climbing, skipping, hovering, rooftops, butterfly wings, wolves... what a great afternoon treat!jojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16055598807860672549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21997604.post-1144700326653243762006-04-10T13:18:00.000-07:002006-04-10T13:18:00.000-07:00I'm with everyone else - wow. wow. Like Jamie s...I'm with everyone else - wow. wow. Like Jamie said, the part about shifting to the left will be with me for a long time. You have a real gift.<BR/><BR/>um... but Laini... what happened NEXT?!?!meghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06041527732133374839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21997604.post-1144697642735604522006-04-10T12:34:00.000-07:002006-04-10T12:34:00.000-07:00more please! this reminds me of so many things...t...more please! this reminds me of so many things...the short stories i've written that i love most play with reality. thank you so much for sharing this. it's fantastic. i love love love writing that makes me want to write, and this does.<BR/><BR/>jenniferAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21997604.post-1144690264805749072006-04-10T10:31:00.000-07:002006-04-10T10:31:00.000-07:00Yesterday, I came and saw you wrote a story and I ...Yesterday, I came and saw you wrote a story and I left without reading it. I wanted to anticipate it a little more...but I just returned to savor and enjoy it. Thank you, thank you....Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470827359352519443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21997604.post-1144686887529329462006-04-10T09:34:00.000-07:002006-04-10T09:34:00.000-07:00That was amazing. I love the way it ends with a s...That was amazing. I love the way it ends with a sort of quiet power. It also has a feeling of snow, but it's speckled with brilliant color and vibrance. Awesome!!hollibobollihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09620733762809711175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21997604.post-1144686781647187302006-04-10T09:33:00.000-07:002006-04-10T09:33:00.000-07:00You have a gift. I had tears in my eyes from the m...You have a gift. I had tears in my eyes from the moment she found her tribe. Shifting to the left will be a new and meaningful metaphor for me. Thank you.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497908067812978628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21997604.post-1144683586212921272006-04-10T08:39:00.000-07:002006-04-10T08:39:00.000-07:00Wow. You're brain is such an amazing place to visi...Wow. You're brain is such an amazing place to visit. Thanks for opening it up out here! I especially love the way you take places and elements generally used in dark stories and make them welcoming and promising. This was amazing.HoBesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10094740252136028478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21997604.post-1144676490452915192006-04-10T06:41:00.000-07:002006-04-10T06:41:00.000-07:00Had me from the beginning. Loved this story. I wa...Had me from the beginning. Loved this story. I was that girl. :-)Shesawriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14904247751806210823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21997604.post-1144664815473076822006-04-10T03:26:00.000-07:002006-04-10T03:26:00.000-07:00Hi Laini!You can indent in blogger using the quota...Hi Laini!<BR/><BR/>You can indent in blogger using the quotation button!<BR/><BR/>Absolutely amazing story! I was captivated right from the start.<BR/><BR/>JTL<BR/>xxxAnnie Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13511943107737624183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21997604.post-1144644240823024712006-04-09T21:44:00.000-07:002006-04-09T21:44:00.000-07:00A magical story! I loved the idea of her being ab...A magical story! I loved the idea of her being able to see a whole new world through her new eye - what a wonderful adventure that could be. I never thought of using the prompts for short fiction. Thanks challenging us to think outside those darn boxes - and inside the manholes!Kim G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02580039996408082406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21997604.post-1144640691484001592006-04-09T20:44:00.000-07:002006-04-09T20:44:00.000-07:00Wonderful Laini!!!!!Wonderful Laini!!!!!viccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14526235206599677987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21997604.post-1144634283658137722006-04-09T18:58:00.000-07:002006-04-09T18:58:00.000-07:00Laini, I just went back to your story again after ...Laini, I just went back to your story again after reading it this morning. I could be this 14 year old girl. At 58 I am definitely slipping sideways and to the left. Amazing how it all fit once I let it in.<BR/><BR/>AnnieAnnie Jeffrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415548089882625246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21997604.post-1144630517695236812006-04-09T17:55:00.000-07:002006-04-09T17:55:00.000-07:00LOVE this, laini! there are a million metaphors in...LOVE this, laini! there are a million metaphors in there for me. climbing out. climbing up. new life. old life. tribal community. on and on. loved it. you have such a gift, my friend. can't wait to read your book!kelly raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08018657951979637249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21997604.post-1144630000843813422006-04-09T17:46:00.000-07:002006-04-09T17:46:00.000-07:00Ahhh....wonderful. I hope that we hear more of Esm...Ahhh....wonderful. I hope that we hear more of Esme in the future and I love the girl's name!kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09471813805433407905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21997604.post-1144625049442073002006-04-09T16:24:00.000-07:002006-04-09T16:24:00.000-07:00This is so amazing -- I loved it! I love Neil Gaim...This is so amazing -- I loved it! I love Neil Gaiman, Charles de Lint, etc...this was like a beautiful, dangerous mix of them. I wish we could hear more. Any chance of turning it into a book?!??sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02897322022631264150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21997604.post-1144622233672508702006-04-09T15:37:00.000-07:002006-04-09T15:37:00.000-07:00Breathtaking! Like Jim, when you read me just the ...Breathtaking! Like Jim, when you read me just the first two sentences this morning, I had no idea reading the whole thing where it would go, and I was hooked and delighted to the end! Reminded me of how I felt when I read Coraline. Way to go Feteeyo!Alex Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02109059018269508607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21997604.post-1144621127416732262006-04-09T15:18:00.000-07:002006-04-09T15:18:00.000-07:00Wow! GREAT opening line. And the rest was just won...Wow! GREAT opening line. And the rest was just wonderful! You should paint beautiful Laini pictures to go with it, and send it off to someone.<BR/><BR/>It made me think back to when I was an unhappy little girl, and I was SURE that I was going to find that this world was not even real, and I belonged in a magical place... <BR/><BR/>You rock.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04680903854519503303noreply@blogger.com