tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post2335019124584465975..comments2024-03-27T00:32:20.340-04:00Comments on The Alchemy of Writing: I'm Not American But I'll Say It AnywayBryan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09555071335245492790noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-35922455928754533922009-12-01T09:59:26.971-05:002009-12-01T09:59:26.971-05:00Ahh - I just came back for a peek and got the news...Ahh - I just came back for a peek and got the news. Sorry to hear that you are closing the shop. The economy is so nasty bad all over.<br /><br />Well, take heart - there are always other adventures.K. A. Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07020119815910396933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-54812211436845758972009-12-01T08:03:45.104-05:002009-12-01T08:03:45.104-05:00Book, when Windsor collapses into the Detroit Rive...Book, when Windsor collapses into the Detroit River it will be a fabulous tourist attraction in its own right! The Ugly Submerged City. It'll be very popular, I'm sure.<br /><br />And Niagara Falls is worth seeing. My wife and I have been there a few times.Bryan Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09555071335245492790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-77320767373679534472009-11-30T19:40:05.010-05:002009-11-30T19:40:05.010-05:00It's sad in so many ways to lose a business bu...It's sad in so many ways to lose a business but to me, an old fashioned, walk-in-the-door, acres of musty old tomes bookstore represents so much more than a financial endeavor. For those of us who love books, bookstores like yours are sanctuaries. We have a Books-a-Million in my town but, other than the coffee, I don't like it so much. I'd a whole lot rather spend my time in that old used bookshop that I frequented in my college days. The smells in REAL bookstores are less chemical and more...spiritual.<br /><br />I've never been in your store but I'll miss it nonetheless. It was on my list of destinations for a future road trip.<br /><br />New York City<br />Niagara Falls<br />Inklings Bookshop<br />Grand Canyon<br /><br />I don't think the trip is going to be worth it without the Windsor leg...Bookworm1605https://www.blogger.com/profile/12545092958160012589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-84261928333962539252009-11-29T11:39:22.398-05:002009-11-29T11:39:22.398-05:00This makes me sad, Bryan.
Not for you, although ...This makes me sad, Bryan. <br /><br />Not for you, although I know the heart-wrenching and bitter-sweetness must fill you right now. But I know you are going to take all Inklings has given you during your literary adventure together and spin it into something even greater. Something that will touch even more hearts.<br /><br />No, I'm sad for your patron's loss, the community's loss. They won't so easily be able to carry the hard won connections forward, without the bridge of Inklings to bring them together.<br /><br />But you will. And for that I am thankful. <br /><br />I hope you keep sharing your journey with us.Susan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-66441419107168048662009-11-28T15:20:39.981-05:002009-11-28T15:20:39.981-05:00Donna,
Of course! Everyone sells that much, right...Donna,<br /><br />Of course! Everyone sells that much, right?<br /><br /><br />:)Bryan Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09555071335245492790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-84431463820358920552009-11-28T14:16:03.356-05:002009-11-28T14:16:03.356-05:00I'll let you know the cost after my first ship...I'll let you know the cost after my first shipment of my novel. I should sell at least that many in the first run, right? I'll ask the publisher.<br /><br />........dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-62623930704888623612009-11-28T12:03:50.771-05:002009-11-28T12:03:50.771-05:00Hey, I fixed the Chinese in the other comment! Oka...Hey, I fixed the Chinese in the other comment! Okay, Blogger fixed it. A nice little chew treat for Blogger! Good blog.Bryan Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09555071335245492790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-70450796090332194592009-11-28T06:51:00.410-05:002009-11-28T06:51:00.410-05:00Thanks, Donna!
How much do you think it would co...Thanks, Donna! <br /><br />How much do you think it would cost to ship you 20,000 books?<br /><br />:)Bryan Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09555071335245492790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-32174052477703567852009-11-28T03:42:02.872-05:002009-11-28T03:42:02.872-05:00I just hate seeing another small, independent busi...I just hate seeing another small, independent business close down. As a former business owner myself - not books - who had to shut down due to conglomerate competetion, I empathize.<br /><br />And if I lived in your area, I would have shopped your store first for all my book reading needs I'm sure, as local businesses still have my first loyalty.<br /><br />People tease me about this "fault", but I don't care/<br /><br />So sorry for your loss Bryan, but I hope the future holds some ray of promise.<br /><br />Good Luck to you.<br /><br />(And hey, if you need a home for some of those books that are cluttering up your living room - I'll pay shipping. Really!!)<br /><br /><br />...........dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-48835999271241595782009-11-26T21:17:58.371-05:002009-11-26T21:17:58.371-05:00Aww, Bryan.
I love your bookstore, too. Just he...Aww, Bryan. <br /><br />I love your bookstore, too. Just hearing you talk about it, I love it too.<br /><br />I'm sorry you have to say good-bye. <br /><br />Good-bye Inklings bookstore. Thank you for being such a good friend to my friend, and giving him so many wonderful things.Mirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558405035294107657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-23640001019043413202009-11-26T19:32:53.864-05:002009-11-26T19:32:53.864-05:00Okay, that would have been much funnier if those l...Okay, that would have been much funnier if those little empty boxes were actually chinese characters. Yeah. Much funnier.Bryan Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09555071335245492790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-30984954188600658642009-11-26T14:55:04.639-05:002009-11-26T14:55:04.639-05:00It was great! Except, you know, for the cavernous ...It was great! Except, you know, for the cavernous hole tunneling down through the local TD Canada Trust Bank that represents my bank account. Deep it is, grasshopper.<br /><br />I think there's a rice farmer on the far side of the world looking into an abyssal pit and saying "你好? 这是什么?"<br /><br />(Hello? What is this?)Bryan Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09555071335245492790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-10983296636171001062009-11-26T14:33:06.394-05:002009-11-26T14:33:06.394-05:00How'd you get so enlightened, little brother?
...How'd you get so enlightened, little brother?<br /><br />I'm so proud of you & your adventure.Knoreply@blogger.com