Comments on: A Thousand Words

By: dblrainbowgirl

dblrainbowgirl — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:46:29 +0000

I find “people watching” to be an exciting activity in any space. It allows me to take in the scene, find the cliques as well as those doing their own thing. When I encounter others sitting/standing off on their own, I am even more intrigued.

On many occasion, I have approached those on their own and often found out they were having a bad day “IRL” and came to Home to find some peace and calmness, and to enjoy watching others “loco-ing” around.

By: Burbie52

Burbie52 — Tue, 14 May 2013 02:01:41 +0000

Love your article and I love that Robert Frost poem, always have.

By: SealWyf_

SealWyf_ — Mon, 13 May 2013 15:13:01 +0000

One of the great secrets of this kind of writing assignment is that you are not actually writing about the thing itself, but about how it connects to other things, and your reactions to it. This is why it's perfectly possible to write a thousand words about a single brick. This is not a theoretical example. I recently ran across this article about a single brick and its implications in "The Atlantic". In this case, it's an article about historical connections and the science that unearthed them. But it could just as easily been about the author's reaction to a 2,000-year-old paw print, found half a world away from where it was made, and what it says about the nature of serendipity, and cats.