tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post2752173523129213739..comments2024-01-04T03:21:53.195-05:00Comments on Fear in Writing: Serendipitous BarthesJournoMichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11170364981958685438noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-28762336734252656122010-12-03T09:20:49.762-05:002010-12-03T09:20:49.762-05:00I tend to look at those things as meant to be, too...I tend to look at those things as meant to be, too. Unfortunately, my mind is more like a collander than a pot, so my most recent event--a highly recommended YA author who I heard of for the first time twice in the same day--once via book recommendation, once via NaNoWriMo--I have forgotten the name of! I will know it when I see it again though, and go straight to my library website and request something...Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-27095617213977294872010-12-03T07:17:52.982-05:002010-12-03T07:17:52.982-05:00I think serendipity or auspicious coincidence must...I think serendipity or auspicious coincidence must be paid attention to. For instance I had a dream last week in which I saw this form swimming underwater. I asked my husband what it was (he knows everything) and he told me it was an 'aleph'. I have spent a lot of time this week tracking that down and I just realized that isn't serendipity but it is too late for me to think what it is! ha. So yes, read the book. There's a reason.Jan Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01771180344305042855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-71000468789586101832010-12-03T06:51:17.122-05:002010-12-03T06:51:17.122-05:00I believe everything happens for a reason, but som...I believe everything happens for a reason, but sometimes it 'appears' as chance, as the wonderful serendipity of life. And I LOVE it when that happens!The Old Sillyhttp://theoldsilly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-56317382244954963222010-12-03T00:17:27.467-05:002010-12-03T00:17:27.467-05:00Serendipity has given me shivers down my spine a t...Serendipity has given me shivers down my spine a time or two. Things happen for a reason; I don't believe in coincidence.Cinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11453731550912619157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-75032307124694610572010-12-02T17:30:57.082-05:002010-12-02T17:30:57.082-05:00Yes, it happens from time to time that I find some...Yes, it happens from time to time that I find something great or useful by luck. Once I bought the Numerical Recipes book for $3 in a Salvation Army 2nd hand store. New price is $80. And some years ago I found The Picture of Dorian Gray for 50 cents in the Left Hand Bookstore in Boulder >:)<br /><br /><a href="http://cold-as-heaven.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Cold As Heaven </a>CA Heavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558100567878233142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-28509569167848904822010-12-02T12:15:13.273-05:002010-12-02T12:15:13.273-05:00It was meant to be! And on clearance as well.It was meant to be! And on clearance as well.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-84570163819392908502010-12-02T09:55:06.777-05:002010-12-02T09:55:06.777-05:00Michele - Oh, that's so interesting that you f...Michele - Oh, that's so interesting that you found that Barthes! I think that if we're open to it, serendipity can certainly happen. I know it did when my family and I moved to California. It just so happened that someone at my husband's company was planning to leave, so he was able to get a transfer within his company to California instead of having to look for a new job. Talk about planning to go to the right place at the right time...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com