Comments on: Another Dead Blogger

By: wayne

wayne — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:35:51 +0000

I am heartbroken. Melanie was a friend and an inspiration to me. God bless you Melanie.

By: larry davis

larry davis — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:44:02 +0000

I felt something like this had happened when her blog stopped blogging. I loved her recipes; I just made 2 weeks ago her “divine banana bread.” I worried about her during her blogging career because of the work thing. I knew she had real issues with her business partners for whom she hocked her house. I encouraged her to go back to music. I know she referenced her brother Erik frequently because he was a chef or foodie like she was. I had already missed her before reading about her death in Avedon Carol.

sadly,
thelrd in TEXAS

By: Erik Mattson

Erik Mattson — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:27:08 +0000

I want to thank you all for the kind words you have offered up about my sister Mel.

As you can imagine these have been very difficult days the past two weeks for our family, but I did want to thank you also for being an important part of Mel’s life these past few years.

We all will miss Mel and her passion.

Thank you again,

Erik Mattson

By: skdadl

skdadl — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:35:42 +0000

Melanie was immensely kind and generous to me when I first piped up at pogge’s place, and I find it so hard to accept that we can’t talk to her any more. I miss the early-morning snark at Bump; I miss the recipes; I miss the no-nonsense advice she used to give me. I just plain miss Melanie.

By: Anne

Anne — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:07:31 +0000

Oh, no. I loved Melanie’s work. I’ve been missing her voice since March, but never suspected she was ill. I am so sorry for your loss and all of ours.

By: merciless

merciless — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:20:46 +0000

Oh, no. I loved Melanie, loved her work, and corresponded with her from time to time. I really don’t know what to say, except that I’ll miss her.

By: Sweet Sue

Sweet Sue — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:30:57 +0000

I’m very sorry that you lost a friend, Susie. Sadly, I’m not familiar with her work but she sounds like such a wonderful and interesting woman. Your words of appreciation made Melanie come alive as a person.
Really this world cannot afford to lose someone like that.

By: pragmatic_realist

pragmatic_realist — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:15:08 +0000

I am so very sad about this. I wish there had been a way to keep some information about her condition posted on her site while she was sick. Maybe we could have done something for her.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:29:01 +0000

That’s really sad. I really enjoyed her writing. She was always very quick to offer encouragement.