Comments on ABroad with a View: Is It Fiction or is it Emotional Perception and So...

Hi Broad, I just wanted to say that the reason Jen...

2012-01-22T11:09:41.691Z

Hi Broad, I just wanted to say that the reason Jenny can't comment on your blog may be because of the new threaded comments that have replaced the embedded comment format you were using. It's causing all sorts of problems and the advice on the Blogger Help forum is to change to either pop-up or full-page comment format until the engineers have fixed the bugs. Just a suggestion......

One of my favourite things is to have a 'stock...

2012-01-22T07:14:17.491Z

One of my favourite things is to have a 'stockpile' of books I've yet to read -- and I've got one piling up right now -- it's bliss. Especially as TV is rather dull at the moment -- in fact it gets duller with each year!

Vagabonde, there is no better combination than tra...

2012-01-22T07:10:26.178Z

Vagabonde, there is no better combination than travelling with books -- and now with the Kindle there is no limit to how many one can travel with!!!

You know when I first moved to France I was here f...

2012-01-20T20:43:20.721Z

You know when I first moved to France I was here for all of summer and then back to the UK for winter. I loved my summers as I had no TV and no English radio, if the world had blown up around me I would have been none the wiser. I hated going back to TV's and radios during winter. It was all doom and gloom and the weather was much the same! I am never though without a book. Diane

That was a very interesting post with great inform...

2012-01-20T04:36:15.854Z

That was a very interesting post with great information. I have been reading since childhood and can never go to bed unless I have been reading some, even if it is early morning. I read fictions but also travel literature, history, biographies, and so forth. I really enjoy British mysteries as well. I never feel alone when I have a book with me and when I cannot travel to faraway places I

Hi dear one, I landed in your wonderful blog which...

2012-01-19T18:14:08.827Z

Hi dear one,
I landed in your wonderful blog which I follow now. I hope I am Welcome Aboard...
I am a Christian American mother and a grandmother of 3 children.
My family live in New York.
I am a poet, freelance writer, artist, lyricist, dreamer, lover of mother nature, animals, music, fine arts, and all God's creation. I sing too whenever I can...
I've got some

Two observations: It's a good thing I write ve...

2012-01-19T17:05:49.977Z

Two observations: It's a good thing I write very little fiction, and those few pieces I have written should probably be pulled from distribution immediately for the good of all mankind.

You've got the right answer. It's all ther...

2012-01-18T19:39:43.696Z

You've got the right answer. It's all there... just in a different place.

BTW - what the story on folks who like reading just about anything?

I've included an e-mail comment from Jenny Woo...

2012-01-18T07:42:54.771Z

I've included an e-mail comment from Jenny Woolf here:

Hello there
Just wanted to say that Blogger isn't allowing me to comment on your blog - it doesn't show a word verification button so after writing my comment I was left stranded!! I wanted to say though that I thought your post was interesting. I feel we don't yet know much about how people are influenced by

Friko, I definitely think you should let us experi...

2012-01-18T07:39:50.713Z

Friko, I definitely think you should let us experience you when in the guise of fictional persona -- with photos of course! In fact, you've just given me an idea for a post about an old friend in the 60's who became the head of the mafia for a weekend when a fictional character took hold of her persona -- and took us all with her!!

Aloha, Astrid! I could do with some of your Hawaii...

2012-01-18T07:33:36.578Z

Aloha, Astrid! I could do with some of your Hawaiian sunshine right now!

Dear Broad, I knew that when I was 10 years old. I...

2012-01-17T23:22:47.091Z

Dear Broad,
I knew that when I was 10 years old.
I regularly became every character in every book I ever read - and I read a lot - and more than once the whole class at school laughed at me when I turned up in the guise of a fictional persona.

It still happens, but nowadays I keep it to myself.

And may I add my 'ditto's' to Liz'...

2012-01-17T23:01:19.960Z

And may I add my 'ditto's' to Liz's comment. A good tale told well can transport me for hours...and isn't that where we really learned to write? Great post Ms. Broad, aloha.

Yes, now reading fiction need no longer be a guilt...

2012-01-17T07:11:45.851Z

Yes, now reading fiction need no longer be a guilty pastime!

Yes, and it works wonders during the long often gl...

2012-01-17T07:10:40.416Z

Yes, and it works wonders during the long often gloomy British winters!

G'day Broad. Now I know why I love fiction boo...

2012-01-17T04:37:19.779Z

G'day Broad. Now I know why I love fiction books so much. I have been an avid reader of them since a teenager. I love nothing more than to curl up with a good book, doesn't matter where I am. Great post Broad. Take care. Liz...

A very enjoyable and thought-provoking post, Broad...

2012-01-17T01:55:16.101Z

A very enjoyable and thought-provoking post, Broad! There's nothing like the power of fiction to transport one to different worlds and times!

You are very welcome, indeed. An thank you for dro...

2012-01-16T22:53:03.647Z

You are very welcome, indeed. An thank you for dropping by and commenting...

How true -- And to think of it as a valid experien...

2012-01-16T22:50:11.745Z

How true -- And to think of it as a valid experience that can impinge on our own personalities is riveting stuff to me.

Isn't it bliss to be able to indulge in whatev...

2012-01-16T22:45:59.280Z

Isn't it bliss to be able to indulge in whatever reading takes your fancy -- for me an important aspect of any holiday worth its salt!

Yes, as a lover of detective fiction and good Scan...

2012-01-16T22:43:20.999Z

Yes, as a lover of detective fiction and good Scandinavian stuff in particular, I too hope it's the detective and not the villain rubbing off on me too!

Wow, I've always hoped that the fiction I shar...

2012-01-16T22:41:06.387Z

Wow, I've always hoped that the fiction I share with my students would somehow lead them to good, honest, interesting lives. I hope reading aloud to them helps too.
Thanks for the encouraging post.

"Wowie" is right! Happy to make you happ...

2012-01-16T22:40:25.993Z

"Wowie" is right! Happy to make you happy...

Hello: This is indeed fascinating reading. It has ...

2012-01-16T20:36:34.938Z

Hello:
This is indeed fascinating reading. It has certainly made us consider why some of our acquaintances seem to have little if any imagination whereas others have a surplus. There could be much truth in this.

We always like the way in which, within a book, one can experience and explore situations that one may never encounter in real life.

I intend to check out this article. I enjoy readin...

2012-01-16T20:13:17.765Z

I intend to check out this article. I enjoy reading fiction more than nonfiction.