tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171487865623213768.post5819088542985508368..comments2024-03-29T01:31:31.174-04:00Comments on The Storialist: Two Shopping CartsHannah Stephensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15792203070774504501noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171487865623213768.post-25873292432519774642012-04-26T17:38:30.212-04:002012-04-26T17:38:30.212-04:00I laughed when I read "cough up light." ...I laughed when I read "cough up light." So true. <br /><br />I'm still trying to figure out how that image and this poem go together. You should give us some hints!Susan Tinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11900811284963063686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171487865623213768.post-56348919268511389572012-04-19T19:40:41.483-04:002012-04-19T19:40:41.483-04:00You create the store beautifully. I love the coug...You create the store beautifully. I love the coughing up of light. I get taken by the music in grocery stores sometimes....Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559881249054540947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171487865623213768.post-42400534938216834992012-04-19T16:42:57.847-04:002012-04-19T16:42:57.847-04:00Again, I love it. I, too, observe what other peopl...Again, I love it. I, too, observe what other people are buying--6 apples, 2 avocados, three boxes of noodles.<br /><br />You capture the surreal quality of a grocery store perfectly. I am reminded of a friend who came from Russia a few decades ago and started sobbing in the grocery store. The choices, she said, were terrifying.Nin Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12643167108589844026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171487865623213768.post-44479000686803361962012-04-19T11:03:41.659-04:002012-04-19T11:03:41.659-04:00This makes me both smile/laugh and grow thoughtful...This makes me both smile/laugh and grow thoughtful. <br /><br />That silly song, it's always on in my grocery store, too. My sister had the 45 single, and I remember holding it and thinking how weird "Big County, In a Big Country". I had just learned to read, and thought I was reading something twice on accident.Chrissyhttp://www.silverfinofhope.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171487865623213768.post-80626283819763821602012-04-19T09:24:13.795-04:002012-04-19T09:24:13.795-04:00a surreal scene, coming upon this public american ...a surreal scene, coming upon this public american interior that feels deserted, as if the products have a life of their own and human presence would be superfluous ... an archeology of motivations and intentions ... the ending is perfect, the phrase "big country" taking on new connotation with each repetition ....James Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07614935078978354375noreply@blogger.com