tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077624495684601002.post8302308024481654283..comments2023-10-02T09:49:52.837-04:00Comments on Bridget Callahan is Your Best Friend: If I Were to Ever Get a Tattoo, It Would Probably Be Something About the StockyardsBridget Callahanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06729980008876962813noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077624495684601002.post-66292336420222455222010-03-10T19:58:18.823-05:002010-03-10T19:58:18.823-05:00"It's an important thing." I need t..."It's an important thing." I need to start saying that about stuff. Only vague stuff. Nebulous. It's an important thing.Zannahhttp://www.inanechatter.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077624495684601002.post-91879455101834184192010-03-10T19:24:01.482-05:002010-03-10T19:24:01.482-05:00Cause you know, if you were a bad kisser, IT WOULD...Cause you know, if you were a bad kisser, IT WOULD NOT BE COOL.Bridget Callahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06729980008876962813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077624495684601002.post-50320950387864474712010-03-10T19:17:13.516-05:002010-03-10T19:17:13.516-05:00The Lottery is, BY FAR, the most amazing short sto...The Lottery is, BY FAR, the most amazing short story I have ever read. If you get it tattooed on your back I will find you wherever you are and kiss you on the mouth. (I'm a good kisser, so y'know, it's cool.) That would be a most amazing tattoo.girlvaughnhttp://girlvaughn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077624495684601002.post-46228860642193748612010-03-10T09:47:53.763-05:002010-03-10T09:47:53.763-05:00B- Steinbeck would have made the list if there wer...B- Steinbeck would have made the list if there were 15 spots instead of ten. But also so would the Joy Luck Club. Blame the arbitrary nature of the asker.<br /><br />Crayola - That's why I like Cancer better than Capricorn. I think Americans show up more against foreign backgrounds.<br /><br />Zannah - the only one I feel weird recommending is On the Road, because I got so damn sick of everyone in the world sucking Kerouac's dick, like he was a high school rockstar. But you know, it's an important thing.Bridget Callahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06729980008876962813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077624495684601002.post-17371473794361560472010-03-10T08:22:34.846-05:002010-03-10T08:22:34.846-05:00I'm so glad you count Asimov. He's one of...I'm so glad you count Asimov. He's one of my favorite authors and one of the famous people I wish I could have met. And you shouldn't have any qualms about counting him in your list of American short story writers because he was an American citizen by age 8. <br /><br />Of your top 10, though, I've only read 6 of them. Maybe 5. I can't remember if I read The Sun Also Rises. No, wait, I did.Zannahhttp://www.inanechatter.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077624495684601002.post-66061051997067868532010-03-10T03:09:47.134-05:002010-03-10T03:09:47.134-05:00Right on. My only contribution would be to swap Ca...Right on. My only contribution would be to swap Cancer for Capricorn. Same narrator & just as gregarious, but actually takes place on Yankee soil. In Brooklyn no less.Rob Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02706104222886810642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077624495684601002.post-793052740015736472010-03-10T02:28:39.760-05:002010-03-10T02:28:39.760-05:00No William Saroyan in your short stories list? I ...No William Saroyan in your short stories list? I know he comes at things in a slightly off-kilter way, being an immigrant and all, but I think he writes Americana in a very fundamental sort of way.<br /><br />Also -- no Steinbeck? Really? (I do not personally _like_ Steinbeck, but the lack of his presence on your list surprises me, because I believe I am rather in the minority when it comes to Steinbeck dislike.)Miss Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01744092247386617803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077624495684601002.post-60883969151879524472010-03-10T01:23:06.161-05:002010-03-10T01:23:06.161-05:00I know. Because like, top ten anything is asking y...I know. Because like, top ten anything is asking you to make sacrifices. It's sort of a list test of faith.Bridget Callahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06729980008876962813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077624495684601002.post-61229594385594281682010-03-10T01:12:46.785-05:002010-03-10T01:12:46.785-05:00The only thing I'd add to the list would be Sl...The only thing I'd add to the list would be Slaughterhouse Five, but what would I remove to add it? Difficult.Christopher Busta-Peckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428701548572867797noreply@blogger.com