Comments for Kent Nerburn http://kentnerburn.com The Blog of Author Kent Nerburn Sun, 19 Sep 2010 18:43:10 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Some thoughts on Neither Wolf nor Dog, The Wolf at Twilight, and Literary Categories by Tom Doman http://kentnerburn.com/archives/379/comment-page-1#comment-1129 Tom Doman Sun, 19 Sep 2010 18:43:10 +0000 http://kentnerburn.com/?p=379#comment-1129 Kent: I am really missing your blog posts! Nothing new since April ;( Is everything all right? Kent: I am really missing your blog posts! Nothing new since April ;( Is everything all right?

]]> Comment on Some thoughts on Neither Wolf nor Dog, The Wolf at Twilight, and Literary Categories by Anita Biers http://kentnerburn.com/archives/379/comment-page-1#comment-1128 Anita Biers Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:37:56 +0000 http://kentnerburn.com/?p=379#comment-1128 Dear Kent, Congratulations on a wonderful book and your award. You emailed me after a response I gave re: the Indian transformation to white man's religion saying that this book would be a must read for me and you were right. I just wanted to let you know the journey this book took after I ordered it. I took my grandson to a local park and set the book on the seat of the car beside me. A jug full of water was setting on the floor of the car. When we got to the park the book had somehow fallen over and the jug had leaked and part of the book was water soaked. I dried it out and continued to read it. The next time I took I took it to the park (it's about the only place I had time to read), we were hiking on a trail and stopped at a portapotti. I set the book on a ledge and before I was used the portapotti the book slid off the shelf and fell in the water. Fortunately it was heavy and floated and blue cleaner was on the top so I could get the book and it simply smelled like the cleaner. I hated to destroy it so I kept it (gross, huh?) Finally the book dried out - smelled fine - and I was finished reading it this summer. On August 4, 2010 my house caught fire from a lightning strike and, of course, all my wonderful library of books and all my beautiful native american pictures were lost. The Wolf at Twilight took quite a journey but I finished it and now it is a part of my memory. I do plan to reorder the book and, in fact, I think I will get a signed copy of it this time, from your website. Just wanted to let you know the long, tedious journey it took. Dear Kent,

Congratulations on a wonderful book and your award. You emailed me after a response I gave re: the Indian transformation to white man’s religion saying that this book would be a must read for me and you were right. I just wanted to let you know the journey this book took after I ordered it.

I took my grandson to a local park and set the book on the seat of the car beside me. A jug full of water was setting on the floor of the car. When we got to the park the book had somehow fallen over and the jug had leaked and part of the book was water soaked. I dried it out and continued to read it.

The next time I took I took it to the park (it’s about the only place I had time to read), we were hiking on a trail and stopped at a portapotti. I set the book on a ledge and before I was used the portapotti the book slid off the shelf and fell in the water. Fortunately it was heavy and floated and blue cleaner was on the top so I could get the book and it simply smelled like the cleaner. I hated to destroy it so I kept it (gross, huh?)

Finally the book dried out – smelled fine – and I was finished reading it this summer. On August 4, 2010 my house caught fire from a lightning strike and, of course, all my wonderful library of books and all my beautiful native american pictures were lost. The Wolf at Twilight took quite a journey but I finished it and now it is a part of my memory. I do plan to reorder the book and, in fact, I think I will get a signed copy of it this time, from your website. Just wanted to let you know the long, tedious journey it took.

]]> Comment on Some thoughts on Neither Wolf nor Dog, The Wolf at Twilight, and Literary Categories by Terry Ransom http://kentnerburn.com/archives/379/comment-page-1#comment-1040 Terry Ransom Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:52:17 +0000 http://kentnerburn.com/?p=379#comment-1040 Fiction or non-fiction? As a society (another category?), we are so convinced that categorizing things somehow makes them more than what they are. By adding something to a commonly understood list, something that was created individually or collectively magically becomes validated, though it is still the same as it was pre-list. What a silly notion! My grown son and I have spent much of our lives trying to understand first nations’ cultures and spiritual awareness. In that journey of seeking, we have learned to speak some Lakota, been welcomed into ceremonies beyond public view, and encouraged to live outside our own white parameters. Reading both of your “Wolf” books confirmed some things we have learned along the way. More than anything, though, it sparked memories and connections that can too often be lost to circumstance and frenzy. So, whether fiction or non-fiction, wolf or dog, thank you for those creations. Once, I literally ran into Charles Bronson (actor, not dog). He was coming out of a store I was hurrying into. He was a good foot shorter than I, but he had that unmistakable and indefinable “look.” Throughout Wolf At Twilight, that “look” defined the character of that clever little dog and made me laugh out loud. Pilamiya. Fiction or non-fiction? As a society (another category?), we are so convinced that categorizing things somehow makes them more than what they are. By adding something to a commonly understood list, something that was created individually or collectively magically becomes validated, though it is still the same as it was pre-list. What a silly notion! My grown son and I have spent much of our lives trying to understand first nations’ cultures and spiritual awareness. In that journey of seeking, we have learned to speak some Lakota, been welcomed into ceremonies beyond public view, and encouraged to live outside our own white parameters. Reading both of your “Wolf” books confirmed some things we have learned along the way. More than anything, though, it sparked memories and connections that can too often be lost to circumstance and frenzy. So, whether fiction or non-fiction, wolf or dog, thank you for those creations. Once, I literally ran into Charles Bronson (actor, not dog). He was coming out of a store I was hurrying into. He was a good foot shorter than I, but he had that unmistakable and indefinable “look.” Throughout Wolf At Twilight, that “look” defined the character of that clever little dog and made me laugh out loud. Pilamiya.

]]> Comment on Some thoughts on Neither Wolf nor Dog, The Wolf at Twilight, and Literary Categories by Paul Clark http://kentnerburn.com/archives/379/comment-page-1#comment-1021 Paul Clark Tue, 25 May 2010 01:03:16 +0000 http://kentnerburn.com/?p=379#comment-1021 I grew up with the Navajo and Hopi people on a small "reservation" beside the Colorado river in Arizona. My best friend is Navajo and his mother is a "hand trembler". She is my "little mother". My father worked for the BIA and I am white, so my very early years were rough as far as being accepted goes, but it was worth it. I say all this only to let you know I speak from experience and my heart when I say that your book the Wolf at Twilight is wonderful. I look forward to getting the others. I have read some others olong your lines but yours was the easiest to read and very infomative. I too don't care how it is catigorised, that is way beside the point. Thank you. I grew up with the Navajo and Hopi people on a small “reservation” beside the Colorado river in Arizona. My best friend is Navajo and his mother is a “hand trembler”. She is my “little mother”. My father worked for the BIA and I am white, so my very early years were rough as far as being accepted goes, but it was worth it. I say all this only to let you know I speak from experience and my heart when I say that your book the Wolf at Twilight is wonderful. I look forward to getting the others. I have read some others olong your lines but yours was the easiest to read and very infomative. I too don’t care how it is catigorised, that is way beside the point. Thank you.

]]> Comment on Some thoughts on Neither Wolf nor Dog, The Wolf at Twilight, and Literary Categories by Christine http://kentnerburn.com/archives/379/comment-page-1#comment-1018 Christine Mon, 24 May 2010 00:32:09 +0000 http://kentnerburn.com/?p=379#comment-1018 I found "The Wolf at Twilight" quite by accident and cannot hardly put it down (I force myself to though.) Three days later I picked up "Neither Wolf nor Dog" which I look forward to reading. As one who catches glimpses of these truths when I force myself to slow down in this crazy world, these stories are good reminders of what is truly important. Miigwetch! I found “The Wolf at Twilight” quite by accident and cannot hardly put it down (I force myself to though.) Three days later I picked up “Neither Wolf nor Dog” which I look forward to reading. As one who catches glimpses of these truths when I force myself to slow down in this crazy world, these stories are good reminders of what is truly important.

Miigwetch!

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