tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post4350045777243178868..comments2024-03-15T22:33:20.130-07:00Comments on Unemployed Imagination.: 2 Minutes. Go!JD Maderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comBlogger127125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-83097187838569947752016-09-18T22:11:07.464-07:002016-09-18T22:11:07.464-07:00Thank you. This is awesome.Thank you. This is awesome.Erin287https://www.blogger.com/profile/08696123289228311440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-44931094954446471672016-09-18T22:09:14.387-07:002016-09-18T22:09:14.387-07:00*sniff* ♡*sniff* ♡Erin287https://www.blogger.com/profile/08696123289228311440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-4538503160233094602016-09-18T20:31:03.156-07:002016-09-18T20:31:03.156-07:00This: "I love reading these pieces because we...This: "I love reading these pieces because we all get to see different sides of each other while doing something that we love." You captured it, Erin. :)David Antrobushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08486219404600185419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-51408020970745029032016-09-18T19:51:54.199-07:002016-09-18T19:51:54.199-07:00It sucks so much not seeing Rich around. I know I&...It sucks so much not seeing Rich around. I know I'm preaching to the choir, but I still can't believe it.EdwardLornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08305796696046137419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-31058570709535603262016-09-18T19:41:43.034-07:002016-09-18T19:41:43.034-07:00Thanks, brother. You're always welcome and amo...Thanks, brother. You're always welcome and among friends here. JD Maderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-38204419273648463862016-09-18T19:39:58.804-07:002016-09-18T19:39:58.804-07:00:) All kinds of cake balls. Love that.:) All kinds of cake balls. Love that.JD Maderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-32884177257544057782016-09-18T19:38:20.779-07:002016-09-18T19:38:20.779-07:00I've been meaning to try this some week but fo...I've been meaning to try this some week but for some reason I've never managed. I'll jump in within a week or two. I did just want to say that your "You Hate Me" book is still one of my favorite indies. I don't think I'll ever think of our departed brother without thinking of you as well. The two of you, along with KS Brooks, inspired me to get off my hind end and resume researching and writing again. Thanks for being there. It's a good thing, this pursuit of ours.Bruce Barkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-50534773406654665392016-09-18T19:34:44.557-07:002016-09-18T19:34:44.557-07:00***I actually wrote this on the 12th, and now I...***I actually wrote this on the 12th, and now I'm posting it here a little late.***<br /><br />"Dammit, Rich! What did you have to go and do that for?"<br /><br />"It's not like I had a choice in the matter," he mumbled.<br /><br />"I wasn't quite prepared for you, yet."<br /><br />"According to Mort, it was time."<br /><br />"Oh, and you listen to just any apprentice soul collector, do you?"<br /><br />"I listened to that one, at least."<br /><br />Pete sighed heavily, then laid his pen aside. Where he used to maintain a quill, now he had a blue and gold MontBlanc. Rich's writer's mind found the detail interesting.<br /><br />"Come on, then," Pete said, sweeping an arm to indicate the lustrous gateway behind him. "I'll walk you through since you aren't on my list for today."<br /><br />"Kind of you. You could always send me away." There was a hint of hope in Rich's voice, though he would never admit it.<br /><br />"Nope. Can't do that. You're already here."<br /><br />"Oh, well in that case, then, is the buffet table already set up?"<br /><br />"Champagne and all kinds of cake balls."<br /><br />Rich smiled and allowed Pete to lead him in to the party.Ann Catheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15368130403339572810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-56454603766931268562016-09-18T16:16:16.807-07:002016-09-18T16:16:16.807-07:00Perfectly stated. Thanks, man.Perfectly stated. Thanks, man.JC Danielehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00721559702587189584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-55290688568121861622016-09-18T16:14:01.608-07:002016-09-18T16:14:01.608-07:00Wow! Gave me lots of feels, Erin. Great stuff!Wow! Gave me lots of feels, Erin. Great stuff!JC Danielehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00721559702587189584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-3411268690726806722016-09-18T16:08:10.827-07:002016-09-18T16:08:10.827-07:00Wow! Thanks so much you guys. <3Wow! Thanks so much you guys. <3<br />JC Danielehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00721559702587189584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-16295616867173002682016-09-18T16:08:10.475-07:002016-09-18T16:08:10.475-07:00Yeah. Brought tears.Yeah. Brought tears.David Antrobushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08486219404600185419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-19943566164384333472016-09-18T16:07:04.840-07:002016-09-18T16:07:04.840-07:00Glad I came back to check, or I'd have missed ...Glad I came back to check, or I'd have missed this. I worked with abused kids and teens for two decades, and this feels authentic, Erin. David Antrobushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08486219404600185419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-92014345852603232462016-09-18T16:04:22.619-07:002016-09-18T16:04:22.619-07:00<3 (or ditto).<3 (or ditto).David Antrobushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08486219404600185419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-66781473986638046962016-09-18T16:02:48.699-07:002016-09-18T16:02:48.699-07:00Wow. Considering you don't read much, you'...Wow. Considering you don't read much, you're a natural. I mean that. I also didn't mean to sound harsh, but it can be very rewarding to do that give and take, the community aspect of this thing. And I say that as someone who suffers from social anxiety! ;)<br />David Antrobushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08486219404600185419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-57256701323791399972016-09-18T15:52:28.952-07:002016-09-18T15:52:28.952-07:00Damn straight, brother.Damn straight, brother.JD Maderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-13424739865279318162016-09-18T15:45:51.737-07:002016-09-18T15:45:51.737-07:00Spot on, Jen. Love this so much. Love how it encap...Spot on, Jen. Love this so much. Love how it encapsulates the need for live music without trying to explain the unexplainable. :) Love the build-up to it, too--the "you begin shedding your Responsible Middle Aged Adult persona for the Real You, who still lurks just beneath skin" and the wondering why you came and all. Absolute gold. :)lbclark75https://www.blogger.com/profile/06976461452839934801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-72561201825652171572016-09-18T15:41:10.510-07:002016-09-18T15:41:10.510-07:00This was gold. It makes me look forward to seeing ...This was gold. It makes me look forward to seeing what you do once the Mage tales play out, because you can do anything. Some writers end up in a box, but you have the whole literary world at your fingertips. <br /><br />Kinda jealous. :)lbclark75https://www.blogger.com/profile/06976461452839934801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-81264446264581680702016-09-18T15:38:26.017-07:002016-09-18T15:38:26.017-07:00This is absolutely perfect. Thank you for sharing ...This is absolutely perfect. Thank you for sharing it.lbclark75https://www.blogger.com/profile/06976461452839934801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-57202666299559733772016-09-18T15:35:53.584-07:002016-09-18T15:35:53.584-07:00I got two minutes. I don't think it's enou...I got two minutes. I don't think it's enough. How can I encapsulate everything I dug about a man I knew for several years inside 120 seconds. Two minutes? Fuck...<br /><br />But that's kinda right, isn't it? I knew the guy for years, but damn if it didn't feel like two minutes. It felt like that because two minutes is fucking short. Too short. You can't even watch most movie trailers in under two minutes these days. <br /><br />And in the grand scheme of things, don't we all only get two minutes? Think of how long the universe has been here. Two minutes ain't shit, but the best of us use that time to affect other people for the good. That was Rich, man. Two minutes of love and kindness and humor and compassion and wit beyond measure. Two minutes of classic TV and velociraptors and trivia the likes none of us know. <br /><br />That was Rich in two minutes. That was Rich as I knew him. I hate he didn't get 2:01... 2:02... 2:03... but I'm always gonna remember his two minutes. Because, even if I was only there for a millisecond, man, it was good times. EdwardLornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08305796696046137419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-80847271390665416572016-09-18T14:16:26.688-07:002016-09-18T14:16:26.688-07:00Agreed. Well told. And I am glad there are some pe...Agreed. Well told. And I am glad there are some people who can do that job. I couldn't. I can control my anger, but not that well. JD Maderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-36562643100713012882016-09-18T14:12:39.623-07:002016-09-18T14:12:39.623-07:00<3<3JD Maderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-24109698897322218132016-09-17T14:13:03.160-07:002016-09-17T14:13:03.160-07:00John D MacDonald is one of my heroes. John D MacDonald is one of my heroes. JD Maderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-40470385640304217992016-09-17T12:16:08.715-07:002016-09-17T12:16:08.715-07:00Thanks all. I have never read MacDonald though I&#...Thanks all. I have never read MacDonald though I've been considering it since I heard Mosley say at a book chat he was his fave.Lily Javahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14030043152435871912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-23305529473782825812016-09-17T12:00:03.483-07:002016-09-17T12:00:03.483-07:00Such a tease! Really, it's awesome. It drew me...Such a tease! Really, it's awesome. It drew me in immediately.Erin287https://www.blogger.com/profile/08696123289228311440noreply@blogger.com