Sara Robinson's Blog
June 7, 2011
Poetry in the Works
Stand By! I have a poetry book in the works with pre-release copies likely available in Nov/Dec 2011. Publication for general market likely Jan 2012
I hope to submit some examples in Goodreads and other venues in the meantime.
My poetry style is free verse/prose and will include topics on war, hometown, coming of age, and love.
"I looked in the mirror today and saw my sixty-four year old face, and told it, 'you better get with it, old girl. You only have a few good shots left. But first get rid of that damn chin hair.'"
I hope to submit some examples in Goodreads and other venues in the meantime.
My poetry style is free verse/prose and will include topics on war, hometown, coming of age, and love.
"I looked in the mirror today and saw my sixty-four year old face, and told it, 'you better get with it, old girl. You only have a few good shots left. But first get rid of that damn chin hair.'"
May 24, 2010
Marriage Regrets: Do We Have Them?
Recently Norris Church Mailer released her book: A Ticket to the Circus: A Memoir. It is about her marriage to Norman Mailer who was "fragrantly unfaithful" to his wife. Her book describes how they met and expresses her feelings for a man who would ultimately break her heart. In my memoir of my parents: Love Always, Hobby and Jessie, I describe how they met and why their marriage was difficult. Like Norman Mailer, Hobby was charismatic and charming. Like Norris, Jessie was loyal and shared the same traditional Southern girl background. Norman never stopped being crazy and Norris. In some ways, Hobby was like that, too. He was crazy for Jessie, but he still was who he was.
There was no doubt in their early marriage years that Hobby and Jessie shared an intense physical chemistry. But what made it change? Was Hobby's unfaithfulness the big contributor to their unhappiness? Was Jessie trying to break out of the traditional role and find herself? And, then, what would she find? Unlike Norris Mailer, Jessie was not sexually liberated. She was old-fashioned, and in conflict as she tried to understand her feelings of indepedence.
With Hobby and Jessie, as well as couples like Norris and Norman Mailer, we can't ask the question: What makes a good marriage tick? We have to ask: Can this marriage ever tick good.
How can we live our lives in committed relationships with little or no regrets?
There was no doubt in their early marriage years that Hobby and Jessie shared an intense physical chemistry. But what made it change? Was Hobby's unfaithfulness the big contributor to their unhappiness? Was Jessie trying to break out of the traditional role and find herself? And, then, what would she find? Unlike Norris Mailer, Jessie was not sexually liberated. She was old-fashioned, and in conflict as she tried to understand her feelings of indepedence.
With Hobby and Jessie, as well as couples like Norris and Norman Mailer, we can't ask the question: What makes a good marriage tick? We have to ask: Can this marriage ever tick good.
How can we live our lives in committed relationships with little or no regrets?
January 8, 2010
Contemplating the Universe
In my memoir of my parents, I have a chapter titled, The Mystery of Orbits. I use astronomy references as metaphor to describe the relationship of my parents to each other, their town, to me and to their lives.
Recently I lost a beloved pet, a Jack Russell of meteoric intensity. With that metaphor, I mean he was brilliant when close, fiery mostly; and then at his end, he left me contemplating his time when I passed through his orbit.
He had these amazing hair patterns which I likened to miniature spiral galaxies. Upon close inspection I could see spiral arms in the patterns and when I would hold him close and tell him the secrets of the Universe, I believed he understood. I wanted him to understand that while I know he, like me, and everyone else are made of star stuff, he was made of special star stuff. However, most of the time, he just wanted to tell me he needed to go out to do his business. That puts it all into perspective for me.Love Always, Hobby and Jessie
Recently I lost a beloved pet, a Jack Russell of meteoric intensity. With that metaphor, I mean he was brilliant when close, fiery mostly; and then at his end, he left me contemplating his time when I passed through his orbit.
He had these amazing hair patterns which I likened to miniature spiral galaxies. Upon close inspection I could see spiral arms in the patterns and when I would hold him close and tell him the secrets of the Universe, I believed he understood. I wanted him to understand that while I know he, like me, and everyone else are made of star stuff, he was made of special star stuff. However, most of the time, he just wanted to tell me he needed to go out to do his business. That puts it all into perspective for me.Love Always, Hobby and Jessie
