tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post9215690842620080042..comments2024-01-08T19:55:32.324-05:00Comments on Forgotten Bookmarks: AliceMichael Popekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06083697912791290450noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-14741416561852693922017-04-13T14:46:38.179-04:002017-04-13T14:46:38.179-04:00Alice's "attitude" reminds me of my ...Alice's "attitude" reminds me of my most favorite called, "With Malice Towards Some" written by Margaret Halsey. She has to move to England with her husband for his job and it is funny as hell. She and Alice share the same sarcastic humor...great great book!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16763026552624872666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-51290969528052624402013-11-20T15:14:56.848-05:002013-11-20T15:14:56.848-05:00I found this post by chance, searching for somethi...I found this post by chance, searching for something on Pinterest. I'm so glad I did. That letter is something else and so is Alice!Pamela Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13251452639317129182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-16612783883118412942013-08-29T22:48:52.271-04:002013-08-29T22:48:52.271-04:00Absolutely funny letter. Kind of reminds me, in a ...Absolutely funny letter. Kind of reminds me, in a nutshell, of a book I have called "The Heart Has Seventeen Rooms," by Carol Bartholomew, written in 1959, about a lady whose husband helped to build a dam in Punjab in India and how she was involved in nursing at an Indian hospital. But unlike Alice, Carol had a wonderful time in India! <br /><br />That George Broadfield fellow sounds like a complete trip...that part in which Alice says "He thinks he is a Negro" made me burst into laughter. <br /><br />Matter of fact, the whole letter made me burst into laughter. Probably sounds like something I'd write. Hilariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00345347109442739307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-1120725811859855442013-08-29T22:48:44.954-04:002013-08-29T22:48:44.954-04:00Absolutely funny letter. Kind of reminds me, in a ...Absolutely funny letter. Kind of reminds me, in a nutshell, of a book I have called "The Heart Has Seventeen Rooms," by Carol Bartholomew, written in 1959, about a lady whose husband helped to build a dam in Punjab in India and how she was involved in nursing at an Indian hospital. But unlike Alice, Carol had a wonderful time in India! <br /><br />That George Broadfield fellow sounds like a complete trip...that part in which Alice says "He thinks he is a Negro" made me burst into laughter. <br /><br />Matter of fact, the whole letter made me burst into laughter. Probably sounds like something I'd write. Hilariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00345347109442739307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-14561000039556462632013-07-18T02:06:43.111-04:002013-07-18T02:06:43.111-04:00This has to be one of the writers who were "b...This has to be one of the writers who were "bohemians" in the late 40's at NYU. Poet, Edward Field, in his memoir "The Man Who Would Marry Susan Sontag: and Other Literary Intimate Portraits" (which seems to be a great read, from the 40 or so free preview pages I read) talks about George Broadfield, a "Negro" who told tall tales and who went abroad for decades and worked for governments in Africa. <br />From the writing style, this letter could almost be written by Edward Field. And in 1952, he had just returned from living in Paris for a few years and was in group therapy - and in a very dark phase it seems. Not sure if it is him, or if there was a woman named Alice. I didn't see the name Alice mentioned. But, I'm fairly certain this was written by one of the writers in that group of bohemians.<br />George Broadfield was murdered by a "Haitian Hustler" in New York in the 1970's.elly higginbottomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07055495029673871808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-90554872137866519472012-07-03T13:05:24.808-04:002012-07-03T13:05:24.808-04:00I shall now endeavor, every day, to observe, relig...I shall now endeavor, every day, to observe, religiously, fifteen minutes of adore Alice.Devilgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08446091490734509944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-63906768105994255872012-06-29T12:39:50.016-04:002012-06-29T12:39:50.016-04:00the date, subject and especially the tone/style su...the date, subject and especially the tone/style suggest that 'alice' just might be Alice Sheldon, AKA the well known SF writer James Tiptree. That would be something of a literary find.ewoateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00404936696027285838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-55119550669377329312012-06-20T15:55:44.502-04:002012-06-20T15:55:44.502-04:00Fantastic letter :-) I wrote my fair share of the...Fantastic letter :-) I wrote my fair share of them when I was young so Alice and I need to go out and get drunk for old time's sake :-) JoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-54364443744409317172012-06-19T09:43:44.083-04:002012-06-19T09:43:44.083-04:00I must say, that letter made me chuckle. It's ...I must say, that letter made me chuckle. It's a keeper.Leslie Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453532813141228929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-66825815618720012942012-06-18T23:18:36.651-04:002012-06-18T23:18:36.651-04:00Well, she's certainly quite a character, isn&#...Well, she's certainly quite a character, isn't she?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-84583746196763788692012-06-18T23:04:53.484-04:002012-06-18T23:04:53.484-04:00Oh my gosh, that is good. Although, the other post...Oh my gosh, that is good. Although, the other post was pretty good, too. I think I it's a tie. What a great laugh, I can't tell you how much your posts brighten my days!Diane J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06638568994448668008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-25403186905670751922012-06-18T20:48:10.380-04:002012-06-18T20:48:10.380-04:00HAHA I love this so much!HAHA I love this so much!Meanderthalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08524983293814121460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-37274435846390905372012-06-18T17:17:52.533-04:002012-06-18T17:17:52.533-04:00Hahaha, this was an amazing letter. It makes me h...Hahaha, this was an amazing letter. It makes me hope she wrote an autobiography.Staciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07363731899080938507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-62779489324916903692012-06-18T15:49:23.189-04:002012-06-18T15:49:23.189-04:00That is absolutely fantastic! It gave me quite a ...That is absolutely fantastic! It gave me quite a laugh. I wonder how Alice's life turned out?Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05097441437159417314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-25488727325411849392012-06-18T15:18:31.213-04:002012-06-18T15:18:31.213-04:00Oh my. I think if I was Alice I would get drunk t...Oh my. I think if I was Alice I would get drunk too.Tamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00435654871187619366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-59071685053307197492012-06-18T13:45:31.274-04:002012-06-18T13:45:31.274-04:00That is marvelous. I wonder what Alice would make ...That is marvelous. I wonder what Alice would make of her minor fame?Jamie Rosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03025283302198707150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-70315001718623405772012-06-18T13:38:52.034-04:002012-06-18T13:38:52.034-04:00Amazing. Alice is now my new best friend.Amazing. Alice is now my new best friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-14992327905199566012012-06-18T13:32:26.047-04:002012-06-18T13:32:26.047-04:00I have now decided that every time in the future I...I have now decided that every time in the future I donate a book to a charity shop or library sales, I will first write a cryptic and bizarre letter to slip into it and make the purchasers wonder......Lisa Shaferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08141316010311729143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-39355330859553649252012-06-18T11:48:14.609-04:002012-06-18T11:48:14.609-04:00Fantastic. I want to have a drink with Alice.Fantastic. I want to have a drink with Alice.Danzel @Silver Shoes and Rabbit Holeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01707579573854469831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-83444346193254823192012-06-18T11:45:30.450-04:002012-06-18T11:45:30.450-04:00Ah, poor Alice!Ah, poor Alice!Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256613312759056047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-44669044828531949322012-06-18T11:33:59.603-04:002012-06-18T11:33:59.603-04:00Wow. Just wow. I hope she wrote a novel at some p...Wow. Just wow. I hope she wrote a novel at some point in her life, and I hope I somehow find it and read it! Loved this one - what a voice; what a find!E.St.Clairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16534393012639529173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-50279889749301961442012-06-18T11:02:06.369-04:002012-06-18T11:02:06.369-04:00I was just reading along in the letter when the na...I was just reading along in the letter when the name William Parker Riley jumped out at me. Professor Riley was a faculty member and then Chair of the English Department here at Indiana University (where I work). Our departmental library is named for him and is known as the "The Parker." I don't usually think about his full name, so I had to get up and go check the plaque to make sure that this was our William Riley Parker. It was. Wow.Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-70489182739292739172012-06-18T10:58:56.372-04:002012-06-18T10:58:56.372-04:00This is fantastic!This is fantastic!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-15627033222677057202012-06-18T10:54:18.837-04:002012-06-18T10:54:18.837-04:00Haha I loved it!Haha I loved it!BrittanyGalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09650110815959238012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-79992553195478386082012-06-18T10:47:16.066-04:002012-06-18T10:47:16.066-04:00Good Lord. That is the most pessimistic but awesom...Good Lord. That is the most pessimistic but awesome letter.Reading Rambohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614467198216577755noreply@blogger.com