tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011180133672171801.post3568689700867428022..comments2022-12-10T02:34:01.429-08:00Comments on Fusion Fantasy by Bets Davies: Tortured ArtistsBets Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470190008122531460noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011180133672171801.post-57615243099219082292015-01-29T19:02:00.393-08:002015-01-29T19:02:00.393-08:00Over the years I have seen a lot of people "p...Over the years I have seen a lot of people "play" the tortured artist. In most cases it is an act that people use to get attention or as part of some publicity thing. These "actors" are universal in their act. You can't interact with them without them whining about their burden. I have read a lot of your blogs and this is the first time I have seen reference to your illness. Reminds me a bit of the harpy in The Last Unicorn, "this one is real." Knowing, I think, will change people's perception when they read your books.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08703123387039631290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011180133672171801.post-72544373463150275982015-01-12T17:21:01.258-08:002015-01-12T17:21:01.258-08:00I am so out of my depths here. . . but the "t...I am so out of my depths here. . . but the "tortured artist," it would seem to me, has to give up the world--to live within their torment--willow trees, ocean waves, every bit of it--everything we fall in love with, discover as children--dog's soft ear fuzz, warm raspberries--lilac, sidewalk chalk rocks--I know medication for mental disorders don't always work and can have terrible side effects--but to put the medication, and a glass of water on the table, and have to decide--I might climb a willow tree again, or stand ankle keep in Lake Michigan sand, and i might be able to actually feel it, experience it--not like I was wading through thickening, chest high and rising plastic--I might-but I might not-----and not take the pill<br />i can't get any further with this postAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02321231152693844050noreply@blogger.com