Comments on: Writers Against Racism: Scarves, Lemonade Stand, and Malinda Lo http://blogs.slj.com/bowllansblog/2011/07/15/writers-against-racism-scarves-lemonade-and-malinda-lo/ an SLJ Blog Network site Thu, 06 Dec 2012 08:23:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Amy Bowllan http://blogs.slj.com/bowllansblog/2011/07/15/writers-against-racism-scarves-lemonade-and-malinda-lo/#comment-48876 Amy Bowllan Fri, 22 Jul 2011 04:23:56 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/bowllansblog/?p=3368#comment-48876 Beverly, I love your comments! They make me think about life in ways I haven't done so. My mind drifts so much, lately and your thoughts focus me better. Amy, audio books are a good idea, and I have not thought about it yet. Thank you for the suggestion. I will keep you posted on how it goes. It's just my focus is not consistent right now. SO FRUSTRATING!!!! Yes - Malinda Lo is someone to watch. She's solid and deep. Beverly, I love your comments! They make me think about life in ways I haven’t done so. My mind drifts so much, lately and your thoughts focus me better.

Amy, audio books are a good idea, and I have not thought about it yet. Thank you for the suggestion. I will keep you posted on how it goes. It’s just my focus is not consistent right now. SO FRUSTRATING!!!! Yes – Malinda Lo is someone to watch. She’s solid and deep.

]]> By: Amy C. Spaulding http://blogs.slj.com/bowllansblog/2011/07/15/writers-against-racism-scarves-lemonade-and-malinda-lo/#comment-48393 Amy C. Spaulding Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:02:07 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/bowllansblog/?p=3368#comment-48393 Hi, Amy, I hope you are doing well and having a good summer! I just had a thought -- have you tried switching to audio books for the time being? I wonder if they would be more restful to read right now (though sometimes I like to imagine the character's voices on my own). I find my attention span to be a little shorter these days. I wonder if this will change the format of fiction over the long term. More economical use of language? Deeper meaning? Humor that unfolds gently but quickly -- a smart amusement. It seems that our time and attention is very valuable right now. So are good editors... Thanks for bringing Malinda Lo to my attention. Some younger people in my life have mentioned her to me. Time to pay attention! Blessings to you! Amy Hi, Amy,
I hope you are doing well and having a good summer!
I just had a thought — have you tried switching to audio books for the time being?
I wonder if they would be more restful to read right now (though sometimes I like to imagine the character’s voices on my own).

I find my attention span to be a little shorter these days. I wonder if this will change the format of fiction over the long term. More economical use of language? Deeper meaning? Humor that unfolds gently but quickly — a smart amusement. It seems that our time and attention is very valuable right now. So are good editors…

Thanks for bringing Malinda Lo to my attention. Some younger people in my life have mentioned her to me. Time to pay attention!

Blessings to you!
Amy

]]> By: B Herrera http://blogs.slj.com/bowllansblog/2011/07/15/writers-against-racism-scarves-lemonade-and-malinda-lo/#comment-48251 B Herrera Wed, 20 Jul 2011 05:25:59 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/bowllansblog/?p=3368#comment-48251 I give this scarf a four. I like the orange one better, so far. As for reading, it took me months to start reading again, and I normally even read menues front to back! So, you are doing great! And I love the quotes about diversity and perspective. My mother's perspective is different from mine, and my kids' are also different. Why? We each crew up in a slightly different environment. That's why change is so slow. We all carry a bit of our parents' perspectives and are slow to let go, so we pass on a smaller bit to our own children. And our experiences throughout our lives add to and subtract from our perspectives. And just like teachers, we tend to let one bad person influence our opinion on a whole group of people. But today I am hopeful. I see the old prejudices, sometimes in the eyes of young people, but I see so much more of the new acceptance. There is a glimmer of success in the war against racism and prejudice of all kinds. I think that is why those who don't want to change are yelling so loudly and seem to be in the majority. It is just the noise, not the numbers that make them seem like they are spreading when in truth it is acceptance that is spreading. At least, that is my optimistic outlook today. Beverly I give this scarf a four. I like the orange one better, so far. As for reading, it took me months to start reading again, and I normally even read menues front to back! So, you are doing great! And I love the quotes about diversity and perspective. My mother’s perspective is different from mine, and my kids’ are also different. Why? We each crew up in a slightly different environment. That’s why change is so slow. We all carry a bit of our parents’ perspectives and are slow to let go, so we pass on a smaller bit to our own children. And our experiences throughout our lives add to and subtract from our perspectives. And just like teachers, we tend to let one bad person influence our opinion on a whole group of people. But today I am hopeful. I see the old prejudices, sometimes in the eyes of young people, but I see so much more of the new acceptance. There is a glimmer of success in the war against racism and prejudice of all kinds. I think that is why those who don’t want to change are yelling so loudly and seem to be in the majority. It is just the noise, not the numbers that make them seem like they are spreading when in truth it is acceptance that is spreading. At least, that is my optimistic outlook today.
Beverly

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