tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post115802723546290955..comments2024-03-28T02:36:55.037-04:00Comments on Brooklyn Arden: September 11 AgainCherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972029478350879112noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-1158425019025098282006-09-16T12:43:00.000-04:002006-09-16T12:43:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-1158128525401272872006-09-13T02:22:00.000-04:002006-09-13T02:22:00.000-04:00Amen.Best thoughts,MarilynAmen.<BR/><BR/>Best thoughts,<BR/><BR/>MarilynThetoymakershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405265800595978197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-1158104202129378722006-09-12T19:36:00.000-04:002006-09-12T19:36:00.000-04:00To all the writers who read this great blog… My ne...To all the writers who read this great blog… <BR/>My neighbor at the lake lives in Washington DC and has an important job with the UN and US government. On Labor Day Weekend, right before 9/11 he said the most profound thing to me. He said, “For years I’ve watched you writing your children’s books on the dock, at the beach and on your deck. I thought about this vision all year, during my many speeches, appointments, conferences etc. etc. I think one of your kind, dear books could do more for the world to promote peace than my lifetime of work.” Seven days later it was September 10. He was living in a tank in Afghanistan, trying to negotiate peace after 9/11. I spent the next year wondering if he was alive and if I’d see him the following summer. The bottom line is, for the last five years, I’ve considered his words with every book I’ve written. When I get a rejection letter with a comment like, “not enough angst” it doesn’t bother me one bit. And it has been another reason for me to “keep writing”. This Labor Day weekend I gave him my new book, promoting a kinder world. He was thrilled and honored . Smart Scholastic CA published it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com