Michael EliasJune 12, 2008 22:35 EST

What a beautifully written and wise piece of writing. Austin and Toronto must be proud to share this woman.

Bernice BeverlyJune 14, 2008 12:40 EST

I loved the sound of Austin. Not the kind of place you think of when you think about Texas. Such good writing. I found myself thrilled when Wendy declared "mission accomplished" and headed home. Good for her. Great story.

Francesco SinibaldiJune 14, 2008 15:50 EST

And I'll be here.

There, round
a river falling again
near the twisted
road, your delicate
footprint portrays
a profile, and also
a new atmosphere,
backwards, like the
sound of a dreamland
in the feast of a
beautiful sky.

Francesco Sinibaldi

tinsleyJuly 14, 2008 17:55 EST

I can't wait until I get divorced and start a new re imagined life. I'm still working on getting the cool home, finding a husband, having kids part.

John FreemanJuly 23, 2008 14:14 EST

What a cool story. As an about to be Austin resident, I found it enlighening and fun.

Daniel ManfreJuly 23, 2008 21:07 EST

Wonderfully written, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

SinibaldiAugust 09, 2008 15:40 EST

A clammy blackbird.

A circle of life
is the natural field
of a country, in
a luminous care
now forgetting an
answer; and this
is my dreamland,
the sound of a
blackbird and an
ancient desire.

Francesco Sinibaldi

MicheAugust 27, 2008 18:45 EST

Thank you for this delicately articulated story on rekindling the human spirit. It gave me the good kind of shivers, the kind one sometimes gets when hearing voices in harmony or, in this case, a deeply moving yarn.

Penny BellNovember 07, 2008 18:24 EST

This story made me want to sell everything I own and set off on such an adventure with me, myself, and I! I can't, but Wendie's story will pop into my head whenever I feel the urge and I will take vicarious pleasure from it!