Comments on: a letter to my neighbor http://www.haggardandhalloo.com/2007/09/14/a-letter-to-my-neighbor/ Publishing Creative and Contemporary Writing Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:14:55 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Leslie Michel http://www.haggardandhalloo.com/2007/09/14/a-letter-to-my-neighbor/comment-page-1/#comment-388 Leslie Michel Sun, 14 Oct 2007 07:20:25 +0000 http://www.haggardandhalloo.com/2007/09/14/a-letter-to-my-neighbor/#comment-388 I feel caressed finding my letter published here tonight. I'd forgotten all about the issue. The letter is magical and from love anyway. I feel caressed finding my letter published here tonight. I’d forgotten all about the issue. The letter is magical and from love anyway.

]]> By: savagewave http://www.haggardandhalloo.com/2007/09/14/a-letter-to-my-neighbor/comment-page-1/#comment-340 savagewave Sun, 16 Sep 2007 06:27:36 +0000 http://www.haggardandhalloo.com/2007/09/14/a-letter-to-my-neighbor/#comment-340 this would have been a much better letter to my mother-in-law than the one i gave her. selfish as it is, this piece is my teacher. i need to return my peace to me. i allowed myself to give it up. gave away my personal power. i know this work had nothing to do with me, but thanks for the reminder. this would have been a much better letter to my mother-in-law than the one i gave her.

selfish as it is, this piece is my teacher.

i need to return my peace to me. i allowed myself to give it up. gave away my personal power.

i know this work had nothing to do with me, but thanks for the reminder.

]]> By: diydanna http://www.haggardandhalloo.com/2007/09/14/a-letter-to-my-neighbor/comment-page-1/#comment-339 diydanna Sat, 15 Sep 2007 23:06:33 +0000 http://www.haggardandhalloo.com/2007/09/14/a-letter-to-my-neighbor/#comment-339 The metaphors throughout the letter, like the dark part of our consciousness that lingers like a dark specter or shadow, and "russian roulette", captured my interest and kept it. At first reading, the ending seemed like an abrupt invitation to an open house, but after reading it again I had the impression of an invitation to a house of worship - a spiritual home for humans and their haunting thoughts. I look forward to Leslie Michel's next contribution. The metaphors throughout the letter, like the dark part of our consciousness that lingers like a dark specter or shadow, and “russian roulette”, captured my interest and kept it. At first reading, the ending seemed like an abrupt invitation to an open house, but after reading it again I had the impression of an invitation to a house of worship – a spiritual home for humans and their haunting thoughts. I look forward to Leslie Michel’s next contribution.

]]>