Comments on: How We Spend Our Days: Abigail Thomas

By: cynthia

cynthia — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:47:07 +0000

Thanks for leaving a comment, Bette. And I loved Safekeeping! Happy reading.

By: Bette Stecher

Bette Stecher — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 17:13:28 +0000

I just finished reading A Three Dog Life and feel compelled (first time in my life) to comment on the effect this book had on me. My husband and I have endured five years of a brain injury my husband received from a failed Deep Brain Stimulator operation. He has suffered with Parkinson’s Disease for 30 years. He thought very long and hard before proceeding with the operation, thinking it would improve his quality of life. You never know what life will deal you. Your experiences with your dear husband was like reading my diary. I could not believe the peace it gave me just seeing these experiences in print. We live it everyday but to put print to it, for some reason, brings me peace. Safekeeping is the next reading on my list. Thank you.

Bette in West Virginia

By: cynthia

cynthia — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:34:14 +0000

Thanks for taking the time to comment, Sara!

By: Sara

Sara — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 01:11:17 +0000

Thank you for writing Safekeeping, it helped me through two divorces. Hope I won’t have a third, but if so, I know what I’ll be reading. Bless you.

By: cynthia

cynthia — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 01:25:35 +0000

D’Arcy, I met Abby at Tin House too–in 2004 I think. I was just looking over my notes from my workshop with Dorothy Allison the other day. Thanks for your comment. I know Abby appreciates it as well.

By: D'Arcy Fallon

D'Arcy Fallon — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 19:10:26 +0000

Abby,

I loved “Safekeeping.” Like you, I’m very hard on myself when I’m not writing. Your statement, “Well, I have good days and bad days,” gives me permission to keep on truckin’. Like so many others, I adored “A Three Dog Life.” As I write this, my three dogs are stretched out in various poses of relaxation. I’ve been your fan for years. I got a chance to meet you at a Tin House Writers’ Conference, but didn’t have an opportunity to take a class with you. Your compassion, honesty, and bravery are all hallmarks of a tremendous, big-hearted teacher. I can read between the lines. And you always make me laugh. Yes, we’re all going to die and how terrifying is that? Very. Hopefully we leave legacies of lives well-lived and full of love.

With much warmth,

D’Arcy Fallon
Springfield, Ohio

By: cynthia

cynthia — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:19:17 +0000

Janis, I loved Getting Over Tom too, and I just love when something clicks. How wonderful those two things came together for you. I know Abby appreciates your comments as well.

By: Janis Bankoff

Janis Bankoff — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 03:53:57 +0000

Dear Abigail,
What a joyful discovery! I was looking for a way to connect the dots, and here you are. I have read and shared almost all that you’ve published, and have to tell you that I laughed out loud with glee last night while reading the last chapter of “Getting Over Tom.” Something clicked: I understood the connection between writing and the muse, its voice and perhaps an inkling of mine. I thank you for writing and eagerly await more!

Janis Bankoff Berkeley, California

By: cynthia

cynthia — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 17:22:31 +0000

Cyn, thanks for your lovely comment.

By: cynthia

cynthia — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 14:12:31 +0000

Leo, thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts on A Three Dog Life and to comment on Abby’s post–and all the way from the Philippines.