tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post3045034697210101083..comments2024-03-28T22:25:23.698-05:00Comments on Western Fictioneers: Confused and Tired - Summer in the Sun by Charlie SteelWestern Fictioneershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01683314579075461026noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-60591289355530964872015-09-15T18:44:45.028-05:002015-09-15T18:44:45.028-05:00Dr. Keith,
Thank very much for these kind and car...Dr. Keith,<br /><br />Thank very much for these kind and carefully written words.<br /><br />I wrote more of an explanation about my mother but deleted it. Perhaps the last moments of her life should never be told. I can say she died with as much dignity as any human being could under the circumstances.Charlie Steelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992330591519249699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-91988458722018388222015-09-15T12:32:15.686-05:002015-09-15T12:32:15.686-05:00Charlie, this was a most interesting and insightfu...Charlie, this was a most interesting and insightful post. Thank you for sharing it.<br /><br />I am so sorry that you lost your mother from complications after her injury. That must indeed have been hard to come to terms with.<br /><br />As always, you write beautifully and from the heart. I always enjoy your writing and wish you well in the editing of the many stories that I know you have written.<br /><br />I am sorry that you won't be at the convention, but I hope to see you at future ones. Keith Souterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15206349930107528691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-58147578547004901572015-09-13T23:21:10.772-05:002015-09-13T23:21:10.772-05:00J.E.S. Hays,
Yes, I was lucky that I could step i...J.E.S. Hays,<br /><br />Yes, I was lucky that I could step in, luckier that we settled our differences, and became friends. You're right that I did have a chance to care for mother as she had cared for me as a child. Some pleasurable experiences we had and some not so much. <br /><br />Your words are very kind, thank you.Charlie Steelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992330591519249699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-36270019772926530152015-09-13T22:55:16.291-05:002015-09-13T22:55:16.291-05:00How very lucky you were to be able to step in and ...How very lucky you were to be able to step in and care for your mother, and to have that precious time to remember. It's rare in today's world that we have the chance to give back what they gave to us all those growing-up years. It's also rare to enjoy such a loving relationship. Treasure every memory!J.E.S. Hayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04040717916141732624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-34129829562637409312015-09-12T21:34:10.713-05:002015-09-12T21:34:10.713-05:00Jim,
Sorry to hear that. I bet it has to do with...Jim,<br /><br />Sorry to hear that. I bet it has to do with a sensitive equilibrium system. You know, those things in your ears.<br /><br />But you ride Yankee and isn't that a lot of moving about?<br /><br />Thanks for writing.Charlie Steelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992330591519249699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-69219376835156039202015-09-12T21:31:31.333-05:002015-09-12T21:31:31.333-05:00Vonn,
Thank you. Not a lot more to tell about an...Vonn,<br /><br />Thank you. Not a lot more to tell about anything. The next chapter is to somehow get my stuff edited and published.Charlie Steelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992330591519249699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-42459887857651064942015-09-12T20:23:56.825-05:002015-09-12T20:23:56.825-05:00I think it's a great blog, Charlie. But I cou...I think it's a great blog, Charlie. But I could never live on a boat. I can get seasick in a bathtub'Jim Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02190709130368990745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-20599860815108946242015-09-12T17:49:41.042-05:002015-09-12T17:49:41.042-05:00Charlie,
Thanks for not listening to your editor....Charlie,<br /><br />Thanks for not listening to your editor. It's difficult (and courageous) to disclose the struggles that go on behind the storytelling. Blessings to you as you write the next chapter of your life.<br /><br />I'm sorry to hear you won't be at this year's convention. I'd love to hear more of your adventures.<br /><br />All the best,<br />VonnVonn McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02271500340284234767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-1324811671629883052015-09-12T12:29:05.325-05:002015-09-12T12:29:05.325-05:00AND, Chuck Tyrell, any person is indeed fortunate ...AND, Chuck Tyrell, any person is indeed fortunate to survive such a medical issue. Hope you are doing well now.Charlie Steelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992330591519249699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-57846008850613921692015-09-12T12:26:03.852-05:002015-09-12T12:26:03.852-05:00Kathleen,
Thank you. At this point I don't k...Kathleen,<br /><br />Thank you. At this point I don't know much about anything. But I do know how important it is to edit and publish ones work.<br /><br />Yes, a boat can be very expensive. This little 27 foot Pearson costs a bit of coin to dock and store for the winter. But a boat gives so much pleasure and when riding the wind, sails aloft, hull plowing through the water, it becomes pure pleasure.Charlie Steelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992330591519249699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-39366824361815890232015-09-12T12:17:50.203-05:002015-09-12T12:17:50.203-05:00Cheryl,
These comments are so very kind. Thank y...Cheryl,<br /><br />These comments are so very kind. Thank you.<br /><br />How tragic to hear your mother suffered such a dreadful disease. How wonderful that you became adult friends.<br /><br />My mother was strong and stoic. I do indeed miss her.<br /><br />It was good to get away to another setting and just enjoy the water and come to some kind of answer to who and what we are.Charlie Steelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992330591519249699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-80371861609895096002015-09-12T12:07:59.274-05:002015-09-12T12:07:59.274-05:00Tom,
Thank you for your kind comments.
My moth...Tom,<br /><br />Thank you for your kind comments. <br /><br />My mother liked sailing with me, the few times she went.<br /><br />It is tragic to lose parents you care about, double tragic to lose one who is a close friend.Charlie Steelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992330591519249699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-68548479320808588202015-09-12T12:06:07.012-05:002015-09-12T12:06:07.012-05:00Chuck,
Those who have sailed long distances throu...Chuck,<br /><br />Those who have sailed long distances through storms, near large ships that would run you over, and suffered engine failure, etc., all have quite a story to tell.<br /><br />Sorry you lost your boat. It must have been a harrowing experience.Charlie Steelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992330591519249699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-45603018862466313122015-09-12T12:00:46.121-05:002015-09-12T12:00:46.121-05:00Gordo,
So true when I had the 45' Columbia sa...Gordo,<br /><br />So true when I had the 45' Columbia sailboat. Just to dock and store the boat each year cost a small fortune. But fixing the mast, boat and engine repair, and even diesel fuel was EXACTLY like flushing hundred dollar bills down the toilet as fast as possible.Charlie Steelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992330591519249699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-735152506159107922015-09-12T11:58:04.070-05:002015-09-12T11:58:04.070-05:00What a touching tribute to your mother, blended wi...What a touching tribute to your mother, blended with some equally touching insight about life. You're a treasure, Charlie. I suspect you've had a bigger impact and left a larger legacy than you realize. :-)<br /><br />(On a totally different topic, I've owned a boat, too. No matter how much we love them and find freedom on deck, "a boat is a hole in the water into which one pours money." I hope yours hasn't been and never will be. :-) )Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740371055384281988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-39552983016268944002015-09-12T11:53:02.585-05:002015-09-12T11:53:02.585-05:00Charlie, I absolutely loved this post of yours. As...Charlie, I absolutely loved this post of yours. As Tom says, you really wrote it with a great eye to the analogy of sailing and storytelling.<br /><br />And I loved hearing about how you and your mother solved your differences and came to be good friends in adulthood. My mom and I butted heads for years, but thank goodness we became "women friends" as I got older, before she slipped away to Altzheimer's. <br /><br />I'm glad you had a good chance to think, and ponder (which aren't always the same things!) LOL and get to that place of inner peace and understanding. That can take a while. But I can't think of any place better to do it than on a sailing vessel. Sure wish you were going to be at the convention this year, but maybe next time around.<br /><br />Great post.<br />CherylCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-9096766394589758292015-09-12T11:22:54.755-05:002015-09-12T11:22:54.755-05:00Good analogy of sailing and storytelling. I've...Good analogy of sailing and storytelling. I've never taken the opportunity to sail but always thought of it as a tremendous challenge--just like writing: lots of moving parts, attention to detail, adapting to shifting winds, compensating the sails. But the payoff is worth it all. <br /><br />On another note, it's amazing when, as adults, we're able to better appreciate our parents. But you took that a step even further and actually became good friends and companions. Great memories to treasure and hold on to. Thanks for posting. thomasrizzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762315714546553945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-16000740545848065982015-09-12T09:47:54.941-05:002015-09-12T09:47:54.941-05:00Didn't know we could write about sailing. Wow....Didn't know we could write about sailing. Wow. Don't get me started. But then, I shipwrecked. God telling me not to go around the world by myself. I had a pulmonary embolism just when I would have been in the middle of the Indian ocean, if not shipwrecked and winched off the rocks by a rescue helicopter (thanks to my EPIRB). That's a book I have not yet been able to write.ChuckTyrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02609200010767178944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-78385782537055512452015-09-12T09:05:54.775-05:002015-09-12T09:05:54.775-05:00Thanks for the insight, Charlie. Reminds me of a f...Thanks for the insight, Charlie. Reminds me of a friend who was into sailboat racing. He said to experience it without setting foot aboard a boat was to turn your air conditioner on the coldest it will go, stand in the cold shower with a fan blowing on you, light hundred dollar bills, and throw the down the toilet as fast as you can. Attempting to light the bills in the shower and wind enhances the frustration.Gordohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17411491669023091364noreply@blogger.com