tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post8285379913545746101..comments2024-02-12T04:16:12.618-06:00Comments on A Blurred History: From Whence We CameAndrea Cremerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03326332737401772239noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-81941032213135701362009-06-21T17:56:49.227-05:002009-06-21T17:56:49.227-05:00Margin Wight and Tanya, thanks so much for the gre...Margin Wight and Tanya, thanks so much for the great comments. Very insightful!Andrea Cremerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03326332737401772239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-87354461532850320922009-06-21T13:20:27.252-05:002009-06-21T13:20:27.252-05:00I used to play being a pioneer on the prairie! I g...I used to play being a pioneer on the prairie! I guess that's why I like the southwest corner of MN so much with the Laura Ingalls Wilder connection.Tanya Cothranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04947428086417469133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-12056069367392958032009-06-20T14:39:51.388-05:002009-06-20T14:39:51.388-05:00Your question about the beginning of the creative ...Your question about the beginning of the creative life reminded me of a passage from *The Houses of History*, which I wish I could remember in full, regarding narrative: does it begin with the historian, the research, or the creation of text. My answer is that it begins with the historian, because so often we find written history is of greater or lesser quality depending on who wrote it, so there must be some association with the person. Creativity, it seems, also rises or falls with the individual. Sadly, I think it can also be beaten or eroded from us. As for your second question, if you care to read it, I wrote something of an answer here: http://marginwight.blogspot.com/2008/09/why-i-write.html. (By the way, I enjoy your blog.)The Margin Wighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01753915228910639550noreply@blogger.com