Comments on: Sponges, Sieves, Duck’s Backs, Horse’s Patooties http://johnesimpson.com/blog/2008/10/sponges-sieves-ducks-backs-horses-patooties/ Ridiculous Pursuits, Solemn Matters Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:51:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John http://johnesimpson.com/blog/2008/10/sponges-sieves-ducks-backs-horses-patooties/comment-page-1/#comment-644 John Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:28:09 +0000 http://johnesimpson.com/blog/?p=1216#comment-644 <a href='#comment-639' rel="nofollow">@cuff</a> - Great catch -- I <i>never</i> would have made that connection between the two libraries! @cuff – Great catch — I never would have made that connection between the two libraries!

]]> By: cuff http://johnesimpson.com/blog/2008/10/sponges-sieves-ducks-backs-horses-patooties/comment-page-1/#comment-639 cuff Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:06:07 +0000 http://johnesimpson.com/blog/?p=1216#comment-639 Thanks for the citation! I was pretty pleased when I stumbled onto that book. I wonder if Fitzgerald may have read this book and modified Jenkins' story about the glued-shut pages in his friend's library (11-13) to his own use in <i>The Great Gatsby</i>. Thanks for the citation! I was pretty pleased when I stumbled onto that book. I wonder if Fitzgerald may have read this book and modified Jenkins’ story about the glued-shut pages in his friend’s library (11-13) to his own use in The Great Gatsby.

]]> By: John http://johnesimpson.com/blog/2008/10/sponges-sieves-ducks-backs-horses-patooties/comment-page-1/#comment-635 John Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:16:37 +0000 http://johnesimpson.com/blog/?p=1216#comment-635 <a href='#comment-632' rel="nofollow">@marta</a> - No -- reading too hard between the lines of rejection letters probably just puts you on the path to misery. Have to admit that the line about the hypothetical editor also made me laugh: "does not dare tell the truth/does not court assassination." I'm not given to violence but I can see how some letters might trigger the impulse. @marta – No — reading too hard between the lines of rejection letters probably just puts you on the path to misery.

Have to admit that the line about the hypothetical editor also made me laugh: “does not dare tell the truth/does not court assassination.” I’m not given to violence but I can see how some letters might trigger the impulse.

]]> By: marta http://johnesimpson.com/blog/2008/10/sponges-sieves-ducks-backs-horses-patooties/comment-page-1/#comment-632 marta Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:04:03 +0000 http://johnesimpson.com/blog/?p=1216#comment-632 I got two rejections in the mail a couple days ago. They were form letters. The shorter form letter was better. Neither said no reader would want to make my acquaintance but maybe I didn't read either one closely enough. I got two rejections in the mail a couple days ago. They were form letters. The shorter form letter was better. Neither said no reader would want to make my acquaintance but maybe I didn’t read either one closely enough.

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