tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466265205543193229.post8442870171606052763..comments2024-01-08T17:53:50.573-06:00Comments on Joy Preble: Writing in the Suburbs: Can You Create Art While Carpooling and Buying Toilet Paper at Target?Joy Preblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00532958575068320212noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466265205543193229.post-24632418052226142792014-03-28T09:16:06.664-05:002014-03-28T09:16:06.664-05:00If the artist bar of Texas is measured by Austin (...If the artist bar of Texas is measured by Austin (and that argument could be made)...<br /><br />We're not without our trouble spots or challenges. But big picture, quirks overshadow grit by a thousand fold. Yet authenticity is celebrated. We're expected to revel in and actualize our dreams, whatever they may be, without apology to what's perceived as mainstream conformity.<br /><br />On the other hand, there is a faction (much of it young and largely untested) that is dismissive of those who choose to conform in obvious ways yet still reflect a more subtle and nuanced individuality.Cynthia Leitich Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07650058326282279022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466265205543193229.post-77893992400587326172014-03-27T15:58:14.647-05:002014-03-27T15:58:14.647-05:00Thanks, Cyn! Interesting distinction between subur...Thanks, Cyn! Interesting distinction between suburb and sub-urban. I'll have to ponder that, too. The suburban experience is more 'urban' now in many ways… What I wonder about most is this idea that somehow the experience one gets is somehow less authentic because it's less gritty. Some days, I do think this has merit, but other days I don't agree.Joy Preblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00532958575068320212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466265205543193229.post-87022515330907876742014-03-27T08:38:10.477-05:002014-03-27T08:38:10.477-05:00I love this post--one of the best I've read in...I love this post--one of the best I've read in a long time. <br /><br />It's interesting how the definition of "suburb" seems to be changing from "sub-urban" per se to mean smaller cities around a large one. <br /><br />When I think of "urban," I think of living in a downtown loft or high rise.<br /><br />Cynthia Leitich Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07650058326282279022noreply@blogger.com