Comments on: THOMAS SULLIVAN: “MAMAS, DON’T LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE WRITERS…” http://storytellersunplugged.com/thomassullivan/2007/03/16/thomas-sullivan-%e2%80%9cmamas-don%e2%80%99t-let-your-babies-grow-up-to-be-writers%e2%80%a6%e2%80%9d/ Just another Storytellers Unplugged weblog Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:18:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: THOMAS SULLIVAN: STRIVING FOR IMPERFECTION | Storytellersunplugged http://storytellersunplugged.com/thomassullivan/2007/03/16/thomas-sullivan-%e2%80%9cmamas-don%e2%80%99t-let-your-babies-grow-up-to-be-writers%e2%80%a6%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-173 THOMAS SULLIVAN: STRIVING FOR IMPERFECTION | Storytellersunplugged Fri, 16 May 2008 04:51:44 +0000 http://www.storytellersunplugged.com/New%20Site/wordpress/?p=561#comment-173 [...] this blog about converting my mind’s warehouse space for facts to storage space for patterns [SU 2007 03-16 “MAMAS, DON’T LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE WRITERS…” ].  I did this because patterns are more valuable.  I can always look up facts, but patterns have [...] [...] this blog about converting my mind’s warehouse space for facts to storage space for patterns [SU 2007 03-16 “MAMAS, DON’T LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE WRITERS…” ].  I did this because patterns are more valuable.  I can always look up facts, but patterns have [...]

]]> By: Anonymous http://storytellersunplugged.com/thomassullivan/2007/03/16/thomas-sullivan-%e2%80%9cmamas-don%e2%80%99t-let-your-babies-grow-up-to-be-writers%e2%80%a6%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-172 Anonymous Sun, 18 Mar 2007 16:25:00 +0000 http://www.storytellersunplugged.com/New%20Site/wordpress/?p=561#comment-172 Um, I think my husband might have something to say about that. HaHa<br/><br/>Kara Um, I think my husband might have something to say about that. HaHa

Kara

]]> By: Sully http://storytellersunplugged.com/thomassullivan/2007/03/16/thomas-sullivan-%e2%80%9cmamas-don%e2%80%99t-let-your-babies-grow-up-to-be-writers%e2%80%a6%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-171 Sully Sun, 18 Mar 2007 02:22:00 +0000 http://www.storytellersunplugged.com/New%20Site/wordpress/?p=561#comment-171 Sounds good to me. Now don't anyone water this down...<br/><br/>Sully Sounds good to me. Now don’t anyone water this down…

Sully

]]> By: Janet Berliner http://storytellersunplugged.com/thomassullivan/2007/03/16/thomas-sullivan-%e2%80%9cmamas-don%e2%80%99t-let-your-babies-grow-up-to-be-writers%e2%80%a6%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-170 Janet Berliner Sun, 18 Mar 2007 00:44:00 +0000 http://www.storytellersunplugged.com/New%20Site/wordpress/?p=561#comment-170 A love affair on Sullivan's blog. Int-e-rest-ing. --J A love affair on Sullivan’s blog. Int-e-rest-ing. –J

]]> By: Anonymous http://storytellersunplugged.com/thomassullivan/2007/03/16/thomas-sullivan-%e2%80%9cmamas-don%e2%80%99t-let-your-babies-grow-up-to-be-writers%e2%80%a6%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-169 Anonymous Sun, 18 Mar 2007 00:27:00 +0000 http://www.storytellersunplugged.com/New%20Site/wordpress/?p=561#comment-169 Oh. Now I'm blushing. Sorry I brought that up. <br/><br/>If there were a Plan C, I'd definately talk you out of it. In my opinion, the world needs many more people exactly like you. <br/><br/>Kara Oh. Now I’m blushing. Sorry I brought that up.

If there were a Plan C, I’d definately talk you out of it. In my opinion, the world needs many more people exactly like you.

Kara

]]> By: Sully http://storytellersunplugged.com/thomassullivan/2007/03/16/thomas-sullivan-%e2%80%9cmamas-don%e2%80%99t-let-your-babies-grow-up-to-be-writers%e2%80%a6%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-168 Sully Sat, 17 Mar 2007 23:02:00 +0000 http://www.storytellersunplugged.com/New%20Site/wordpress/?p=561#comment-168 Dearest tight-lipped pharmacist -- Your discretion is soooo appreciated, as are your welcome words. Let no one know that I am held together by anti-psychotic meds, antidotes, and anti-venom. Can't wait til the pharmaceutical giants come out with Plan C, for people who never should've been born in the first place. ... "cowgirl" is redundant for the same reason that "bullgirl" is a contradiction. ... I have tried keeping my lips tight, but then all I can say is "mooo." Should I take this to my speech therapist, whose advice has been golden so far, or is this not a problem? <br/><br/>Mark -- I want to see Jabba the Hut throw your ass in the river. Is that going to be a movie soon? ... Now that you're on hiatus column-wise, you need to keep channeling your wisdom into these blogs, good buddy.<br/><br/>-- Sully (Thomas Sullivan) Dearest tight-lipped pharmacist — Your discretion is soooo appreciated, as are your welcome words. Let no one know that I am held together by anti-psychotic meds, antidotes, and anti-venom. Can’t wait til the pharmaceutical giants come out with Plan C, for people who never should’ve been born in the first place. … “cowgirl” is redundant for the same reason that “bullgirl” is a contradiction. … I have tried keeping my lips tight, but then all I can say is “mooo.” Should I take this to my speech therapist, whose advice has been golden so far, or is this not a problem?

Mark — I want to see Jabba the Hut throw your ass in the river. Is that going to be a movie soon? … Now that you’re on hiatus column-wise, you need to keep channeling your wisdom into these blogs, good buddy.

– Sully (Thomas Sullivan)

]]> By: Anonymous http://storytellersunplugged.com/thomassullivan/2007/03/16/thomas-sullivan-%e2%80%9cmamas-don%e2%80%99t-let-your-babies-grow-up-to-be-writers%e2%80%a6%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Anonymous Sat, 17 Mar 2007 22:30:00 +0000 http://www.storytellersunplugged.com/New%20Site/wordpress/?p=561#comment-167 Dearest Sully, I am always telling you that you have an exquisite mind. You've just proven my point once again. I do have one question, though. How is a "cowgirl" redundant? <br/><br/>Your tight-lipped pharmacist,<br/>Kara Dearest Sully, I am always telling you that you have an exquisite mind. You’ve just proven my point once again. I do have one question, though. How is a “cowgirl” redundant?

Your tight-lipped pharmacist,
Kara

]]> By: Mark Rainey http://storytellersunplugged.com/thomassullivan/2007/03/16/thomas-sullivan-%e2%80%9cmamas-don%e2%80%99t-let-your-babies-grow-up-to-be-writers%e2%80%a6%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-166 Mark Rainey Sat, 17 Mar 2007 18:42:00 +0000 http://www.storytellersunplugged.com/New%20Site/wordpress/?p=561#comment-166 "I think creative people have to consciously control their radar, because they can’t just accept life, they have to reinvent it."<br/><br/>Absolutely right, sir. And a good point about the correlation between patterns and creativity. Perception is everything, and seeking to communicate my perceptions to others whose viewpoints are perhaps as relatively alien as Jabba the Hut's sometimes really throws my ass in the river.<br/><br/>Actually, I'm probably the one that's more like Jabba. Diet time...<br/><br/>;)<br/><br/>--M “I think creative people have to consciously control their radar, because they can’t just accept life, they have to reinvent it.”

Absolutely right, sir. And a good point about the correlation between patterns and creativity. Perception is everything, and seeking to communicate my perceptions to others whose viewpoints are perhaps as relatively alien as Jabba the Hut’s sometimes really throws my ass in the river.

Actually, I’m probably the one that’s more like Jabba. Diet time…

;)

–M

]]> By: Sully http://storytellersunplugged.com/thomassullivan/2007/03/16/thomas-sullivan-%e2%80%9cmamas-don%e2%80%99t-let-your-babies-grow-up-to-be-writers%e2%80%a6%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-165 Sully Sat, 17 Mar 2007 03:42:00 +0000 http://www.storytellersunplugged.com/New%20Site/wordpress/?p=561#comment-165 Davey: “Sully says…” and “seems right” is an oxymoron.<br/><br/>Janet: If there is balance in the universe (Emerson’s Compensation), then your Ides of March will be spectacular, I can assure you.<br/><br/>Fran: Thanks much. Whatever the 17th brings, we do have fiction to fall back upon. It is always inspiration, often sustenance, and perhaps, when all else is written, sanctuary. <br/><br/>Teresa: I’m glad I didn’t understand you. It should show you that you need not wear that expectation. Even back then – before attitudes became better informed – I’d bet that was true. And I’m sure you can remember painful exceptions. But if I’ve learned anything from my own mistakes, it’s that we get to direct our own shots before the camera. Almost everything I was ever afraid of turned out to be smoke. It’s lying on the cutting room floor. The stuff that made the final cut was somehow inevitable. Like saving my son from drowning. Sometimes it’s an attitude, a fear, an event, or a need. I’ve been there a few times, when your back is flat to the wall, and it’s one minute to midnight, and something in your soul cries out for self-preservation. Those are the moments when you become your real self, when you will not fail. You suffered a lot, but you didn’t fail, Teresa. As a writer, and a person with something to write about, you’ve always had everything you needed. <br/><br/>-- Sully (Thomas Sullivan) Davey: “Sully says…” and “seems right” is an oxymoron.

Janet: If there is balance in the universe (Emerson’s Compensation), then your Ides of March will be spectacular, I can assure you.

Fran: Thanks much. Whatever the 17th brings, we do have fiction to fall back upon. It is always inspiration, often sustenance, and perhaps, when all else is written, sanctuary.

Teresa: I’m glad I didn’t understand you. It should show you that you need not wear that expectation. Even back then – before attitudes became better informed – I’d bet that was true. And I’m sure you can remember painful exceptions. But if I’ve learned anything from my own mistakes, it’s that we get to direct our own shots before the camera. Almost everything I was ever afraid of turned out to be smoke. It’s lying on the cutting room floor. The stuff that made the final cut was somehow inevitable. Like saving my son from drowning. Sometimes it’s an attitude, a fear, an event, or a need. I’ve been there a few times, when your back is flat to the wall, and it’s one minute to midnight, and something in your soul cries out for self-preservation. Those are the moments when you become your real self, when you will not fail. You suffered a lot, but you didn’t fail, Teresa. As a writer, and a person with something to write about, you’ve always had everything you needed.

– Sully (Thomas Sullivan)

]]> By: Teresa http://storytellersunplugged.com/thomassullivan/2007/03/16/thomas-sullivan-%e2%80%9cmamas-don%e2%80%99t-let-your-babies-grow-up-to-be-writers%e2%80%a6%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-164 Teresa Fri, 16 Mar 2007 23:10:00 +0000 http://www.storytellersunplugged.com/New%20Site/wordpress/?p=561#comment-164 "And either I'm wiped out at this late hour or your connection between "breaking rules others think you play by and having them..." needs explaining for this rube. Do explain, please..."<br/><br/>I'll send you an e-mail. But in general I always found I was 'underestimated' because of my physical problems. I'm not sure people would have the same experinece today as viewpoints have become more educated; but as I went through my teens and college years in the 1970's being 'gimpy' and smart and perceptive about others seemd to really surprise people... I learned how to take advantage of that. I pretty much had to to get people to look past 'gimpy'.<br/><br/>Wayne, if you are out there any thought on this experience? “And either I’m wiped out at this late hour or your connection between “breaking rules others think you play by and having them…” needs explaining for this rube. Do explain, please…”

I’ll send you an e-mail. But in general I always found I was ‘underestimated’ because of my physical problems. I’m not sure people would have the same experinece today as viewpoints have become more educated; but as I went through my teens and college years in the 1970′s being ‘gimpy’ and smart and perceptive about others seemd to really surprise people… I learned how to take advantage of that. I pretty much had to to get people to look past ‘gimpy’.

Wayne, if you are out there any thought on this experience?

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