Livin in Boo'ya Moon

[Lisa B]

Just about done Lisey's Story. Didn't think I'd get into at first - but SK's stories are like the first beer of the evening. It's cold and refreshing, then you have another and your body starts to relax. Then the third one gives you just enough of a buzz to wipe away your day and you get sucked into a whole six-pack before you know it. Saving the last few pages of the book for later today. I HATE when the story ends but then they never really end, do they?
I have a Facebook friend. No one knows about him. I write and write and write and tell him all my deep, dark thoughts - and the good ones too. All I get back are a few lol's and a little praise for making his day interesting. I compared him to a pot of chicken soup this morning, the pot that sits in your fridge and forms that gross layer of fat on top. I said I keep scooping and scooping that fat away, but I can't get to the meaty meal beneath, no matter how hard I try. Like he's given me the smallest spoon in the universe and I just can't get through. Everyone is so afraid to have that fat taken off, to let someone share some of that Best Meal Deal. I grow so frustrated being the only one in my little world to want to break through and discuss things bigger than work, bigger than what the kids did at school today, bigger than the deals at the grocery store this week. I trip out to Boo'ya Moon as often as I can and I LOVE sitting beneath the sweetheart trees and drinking from the pool. But I also love the run through the Fairy Forest too, the glorious feeling of fear, of not knowing if I'll make it through alive. Fear is the greatest feeling on earth next to love. Both can make you orgasm. Fear makes you feel alive, though, and THAT'S what SK does for me. Scares me alive.

[mstay]

Welcome to the SKMB Lisa B! Have a look around and keep posting.

[JohnDalglish]

Hi,

Welcome to the MB, and keep posting!

Great post. Have you read Rose Madder, Bag of Bones, Insomnia and Duma Key yet?

Long days and pleasant night

[Haunted]

Welcome. You will find lots to read and write about here.



And yet they both knew, of course. They were not alone.

[Spideyman]

Hello and welcome to the SKMB. If you enjoyed Lisey's Story, may I suggest Bag of Bones. Glad you found the MB.

[Nero]

Hellodiddlyodily

[DarkWriter]

Welcome to the board Lisa B. Pull up a board and have fun.

If it shakes and moans, don't open the box.

[marew1]

Hello and welcome to the board. Happy reading and posting!

[Lisa B]

I haven't read a SK novel in a very long time, except for Lisey's Story. I have a few old favorites here at home, and they include a couple of his short story compilations. I read them out loud to my husband (who has limited himself to the newspaper and equipment manuals). He doesn't get them. I mean, he enjoys the story itself and how SK describes things, but he says they have no ending. He likes things tied up with a pretty bow at the end, and doesn't understand how SK can leave us all hanging like that. He's never been to Boo'ya Moon so I can see how he doesn't get it. But, at least he lets me read to him and give him a taste. Someone told me just last week that they think SK is mad, a raving lunatic - how else can someone write what he writes? I had to agree. I mean, aren't we all a little crazy? We all have that dark side and SK is so GOOD at putting it into words. Makes you feel like you aren't the only nut job out there. Polite society has forced us to be just that - polite. Being anything but only gets you that sideways look with the raised eyebrow and suddenly you're on the outside looking in. I like to draw that nutty side out of people, try to force them to look just a little deeper, draw from the pool, as the book says. They can be reluctant, but you know what? They ALWAYS come back for more, always seek me out for a conversation they've obviously been DYING to have but no one has ever wanted to listen until now. That's cool. That's the best way to get to know people. It has nothing to do with being friends for years, having gone to school together, or having common interests. It's all about skimming off that fat and getting to the meaty meal. The essence of a person, not just the face they put on for the world to see. I think if everyone had a therapist or a priest or a confidant from the moment they're born, we'd all be more real. Able to communicate better, maybe even LIKE each other more.
Are my posts too long? Is there criteria I'm supposed to follow? Because I can spew like there's no tomorrow, but if it means getting kicked off the site, I'll leave the fat where it is.

[Gallina]

Hello and welcome to the Board!