tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720858203931120530.post904754716129156001..comments2023-12-28T16:38:26.304-08:00Comments on ACravan: Denton Welch -- Maiden Voyage -- Columbus Day WeekendACravanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00315707533118640284noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720858203931120530.post-56536981673062158082010-10-08T16:21:05.900-07:002010-10-08T16:21:05.900-07:00"Because Welch's principal subject matter..."Because Welch's principal subject matter was himself and his own life -- the objects he observed, studied and collected; his intense, yet distracted and peevish relationships; the foods he ate when he felt well and his appetite was keen; the scents and fragrances he adored when he could journey outdoors and picnic -- and because he wrote so precisely and so well, reading the Journals is immensely interesting and intensely uplifting. They are multi-leveled art and never cease to yield new pleasures and insights into the human struggle to be decently human."<br /><br />This is so well said, both of Welch and yourself, that I have to quote it back to you.notasetanimalnoreply@blogger.com