tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050351198682046702.post1221111797292454193..comments2024-03-16T18:52:51.802-07:00Comments on Robert Anasi: Ellen Miller, 1967-2008Robot Boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04330422829802845946noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050351198682046702.post-88112184320046926702011-09-27T13:48:57.828-07:002011-09-27T13:48:57.828-07:00I'm smiling.I'm smiling.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14597280837527924565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050351198682046702.post-58008056989657573162011-09-09T14:37:25.371-07:002011-09-09T14:37:25.371-07:00Anonymous
I really appreciate the generosity of yo...Anonymous<br />I really appreciate the generosity of your posts. When writing becomes a job you can lose track of why you started doing it in the first place. You've reminded me why.Robot Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04330422829802845946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050351198682046702.post-38295026192384229502011-08-25T07:25:21.238-07:002011-08-25T07:25:21.238-07:00I see others' writing in that way, that they l...I see others' writing in that way, that they live on through it, but never thought of my own writing like that. I just write because it’s the best way to feel happy and I feel all kinds of emotions depending on what I write about, and when I get up for a break I feel like I’ve had a bit of a spring clean of the soul. It takes me right outside of myself and afterwards I see things more light heartedly and clearly. Anyway it’s been great talking with you on this blog and I’m pleased I found it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14597280837527924565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050351198682046702.post-1723537740998403472011-08-21T19:27:25.998-07:002011-08-21T19:27:25.998-07:00That's why we write, mais non? It's perver...That's why we write, mais non? It's perverse because we can't enjoy it, but still... Ellen will always be around for me and her writing is a big part of it.Robot Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04330422829802845946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050351198682046702.post-59609284312052325682011-08-16T15:00:52.752-07:002011-08-16T15:00:52.752-07:00Hello Robert
My comment may come through twice - h...Hello Robert<br />My comment may come through twice - had some trouble posting this. I was saying that I really do hope we get to see it. I have written or been trying to write for some time, although have written not that much. She has always inspired me. The lovely thing is that she lives on in everyone who reads her work :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14597280837527924565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050351198682046702.post-8407269171205999672011-08-05T13:26:59.965-07:002011-08-05T13:26:59.965-07:00Anonymous
I agree with you completely that Ellen p...Anonymous<br />I agree with you completely that Ellen perfectly captured in prose the struggles of the young and sensitive (women, most of all). I didn't know her boyfriend at the end and I don't know the status of her estate. I do know that she left thousands of pages of work in various stages of evolution. I hope that we get to see it at some point.<br />RegardsRobot Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04330422829802845946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050351198682046702.post-31480605799034416072011-08-05T07:36:50.721-07:002011-08-05T07:36:50.721-07:00I'm very sorry to hear that Ellen Miller has d...I'm very sorry to hear that Ellen Miller has died. I bought 'Like Being Killed' all those years ago. I was about 19 or 20. It was the best book I had ever read and I related to some of the pain felt by the novel's protagonist Ilyana. This book has stayed with me and is still the best book I have ever read - and I have now read very, very many books. I have read it time and time again and will keep doing so. Over the years I have asked in various book shops over the years if they have anything else by the author but they never had anything. I randomly today decided to search online only to discover sadly about her death. I have, however, also discovered her work is there to be bought and now ordered 'Lost Tribe:Jewish Fiction from the Edge' and 'Brooklyn Noir'. I have never posted a comment on the internet before. I can't explain how much her writing moved me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14597280837527924565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050351198682046702.post-21592954834622279522010-02-07T17:14:53.558-08:002010-02-07T17:14:53.558-08:00Cory
Ellen was a great talent. She talked like she...Cory<br />Ellen was a great talent. She talked like she wrote - there was the vital and explosive joy in words. I'm glad she's found a new fan.Robot Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04330422829802845946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050351198682046702.post-66837007194096059092010-02-05T12:07:59.972-08:002010-02-05T12:07:59.972-08:00I am so sorry to hear that Ellen Miller has left t...I am so sorry to hear that Ellen Miller has left this world. I wish I had learned about her years sooner; I would have tried to be her friend. I just read her story "Practicing" in Brooklyn Noir, my introduction to Ellen Miller. Actually, just read it about 10 times, and each time the story offered new revelations, new reasons for metaphor. Each time, I felt, "I need to learn about this writer" and even, hopefully, study with her. Too late... Such a great author, such a great loss. I hope you are comforted by having taken away some of her pain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050351198682046702.post-16575380606435319792009-02-02T02:11:00.000-08:002009-02-02T02:11:00.000-08:00Please accept my condolences. This has to be a ve...Please accept my condolences. This has to be a very painful loss for you: to lose someone close and dear who departed so young, yet who also apparently lived a very full and inspiring life. All I know about Ellen Miller is what you have posted here, but that is enough to inspire me and give me a little boost to keep going in life. I'm sorry to learn that she suffered so much; it seems heartbreaking.<BR/><BR/>I wish I had the words to make this much better for you, but I don't; despite my best intentions, I'm not good at this consoling stuff.<BR/><BR/>But maybe that doesn't matter. I sense that your friend wrote, said, and did many things that touched deeply all those she loved and all who loved her, and will comfort them for a very long time.<BR/><BR/>May Ellen Miller rest in peace. May you, my brother in boxing and writing, live in peace comforted by knowing that your dear friend still lives in your mind and heart. Always.Steven Imparlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00032577825238486021noreply@blogger.com