tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post2893744447165938401..comments2024-03-22T05:18:29.555-04:00Comments on Romance Bandits: Last Chicken RoostingLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-68892657437069018402010-02-22T11:54:28.769-05:002010-02-22T11:54:28.769-05:00Thank you for sharing a wonderful story may your r...Thank you for sharing a wonderful story may your rooster rest in peace knowing he saved his hens.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15518553307917183686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-83860980213943669672008-01-30T14:54:00.000-05:002008-01-30T14:54:00.000-05:00Donna yes it says historical to me even if her hai...Donna yes it says historical to me even if her hair is down the beautiful dress and the building on the cover says that to me June seems like such a long way off though<BR/>Have Fun<BR/>HelenHelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03984438742736003285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-49470105799469788422008-01-24T15:53:00.000-05:002008-01-24T15:53:00.000-05:00Terri said: I am also happy that you sent me a lin...Terri said:<BR/><BR/><I> I am also happy that you sent me a link to this site. </I><BR/><BR/>Hi Terri! Glad you made it over! Hope you stick around. Lots of good stories and fun around the lair.Cassondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420982030156788059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-67293370953114055762008-01-21T22:48:00.000-05:002008-01-21T22:48:00.000-05:00Wow Cassondra what an amazing story. So true that...Wow Cassondra what an amazing story. So true that there are so many people out there that we have no clue what they are made of until they show us. Poor Ickey that was so sad but what a brave soul he was! I am also happy that you sent me a link to this site.Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09146968691153764330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-68319770247741979562008-01-19T06:33:00.000-05:002008-01-19T06:33:00.000-05:00Keira, I know I'm already paired up for SanFran, b...Keira, I know I'm already paired up for SanFran, but this is a great approach. Bound to be a homeless writer out there about to sign up for conference. (registration opens Monday, doesn't it?<BR/><BR/>We'll keep our ears to the ground for you!Cassondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420982030156788059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-52986980384637475992008-01-19T04:49:00.000-05:002008-01-19T04:49:00.000-05:00(((Banditas))) thank you for the grand welcome bac...(((Banditas))) thank you for the grand welcome back to the Lair. National registration is coming up. wo0t! Anyone looking for a roomie?Keira Soleorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440213826734580889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-46050143092000250922008-01-18T19:24:00.000-05:002008-01-18T19:24:00.000-05:00Susan said:It's a wonderful reminder that for all ...Susan said:<BR/><BR/><I>It's a wonderful reminder that for all the complicated backstory we give our characters, sometimes bravery & goodness are very, very simple. Not easy, but simple. </I><BR/><BR/>Nothing I could say could add to something this absolutely profound. Leave it to SmoovT to call it like it is.Cassondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420982030156788059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-85568878312287219742008-01-18T19:22:00.000-05:002008-01-18T19:22:00.000-05:00In other words, I'm back home and back at The Lair...<I> In other words, I'm back home and back at The Lair. <BR/></I><BR/><BR/>Keira! We missed you! Everyone's been saying "where is Keira?" <BR/><BR/>Cyberhugs, and welcome back!!!! Oh, and email me about the critique when you get a chance--did you ever connect with Dianna Love Snell?Cassondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420982030156788059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-10955138543120021812008-01-18T19:20:00.000-05:002008-01-18T19:20:00.000-05:00diane said:I met this lovely young woman whose swe...diane said:<BR/><BR/><I>I met this lovely young woman whose sweet nature disguised a multitude of issues. Fortunately I was able to extricate myself from this friendship. It was amusing though to hear her twist everyone around her finger with her innocence. </I><BR/><BR/>Ooooooo, Diane. Nice one.<BR/><BR/>Great character too. Ha! I'm gonna use that if you're not gonna. (now the true nature of a writer comes out--profiting (hopefully) from the evils and misfortunes of others. Muahahahahhahahahaha!!!)<BR/><BR/>Oh, ahem...Diane, you're absolutely correct. First impressions can be dead wrong. Ahem.Cassondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420982030156788059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-8990636158829421582008-01-18T19:16:00.000-05:002008-01-18T19:16:00.000-05:00Hey Keira! Welcome back to the Lair!Hey Keira! Welcome back to the Lair!Suzanne Ferrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761579189372602292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-19718268948883668042008-01-18T19:13:00.000-05:002008-01-18T19:13:00.000-05:00Welcome back Keira! Great to have you home. We won...Welcome back Keira! Great to have you home. We wondered where you were.Christine Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260589566405262159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-87820736924808927152008-01-18T18:10:00.000-05:002008-01-18T18:10:00.000-05:00Hey, Keira! Welcome back to the lair! We've really...Hey, Keira! Welcome back to the lair! We've really missed you. Hope you had a great trip!Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-9333110311103240242008-01-18T17:50:00.000-05:002008-01-18T17:50:00.000-05:00Hey, Cassondra, I just wanted to say what a touchi...Hey, Cassondra, I just wanted to say what a touching story this was. I've been in a tizzy since before Christmas & have been AWOL from the blog but I had to pop up when I read about Ickey. What a hero. And I mean that sincerely. What a marvelous, surprising, three-dimensional hero. I've read a great many books whose heroes could learn a thing or two from your valiant rooster. Thanks for telling us his story. It's a wonderful reminder that for all the complicated backstory we give our characters, sometimes bravery & goodness are very, very simple. Not easy, but simple. <BR/><BR/>SusanSusan Seyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033511012283092945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-64306185037434802412008-01-18T17:43:00.000-05:002008-01-18T17:43:00.000-05:00Keira!Welcome home!Keira!<BR/><BR/>Welcome home!Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566704374877697300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-64563381508541214042008-01-18T17:37:00.000-05:002008-01-18T17:37:00.000-05:00Blogger ate my post from yesterday, and since I'm ...Blogger ate my post from yesterday, and since I'm so jet-lagged and tired, my mind doesn't remember what I wrote then. In other words, I'm back home and back at The Lair.<BR/><BR/>What a great story, Cassondra. I'm so sorry about Ickey and so proud of him, too.Keira Soleorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440213826734580889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-18057006927714603572008-01-18T17:27:00.000-05:002008-01-18T17:27:00.000-05:00Ickey is something else. Great blog and story. W...Ickey is something else. Great blog and story. When we meet someone our first impressions can be wrong many times. This did happen to me. I met this lovely young woman whose sweet nature disguised a multitude of issues. Fortunately I was able to extricate myself from this friendship. It was amusing though to hear her twist everyone around her finger with her innocence.dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15598470593772998586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-9955538197978917782008-01-18T17:22:00.000-05:002008-01-18T17:22:00.000-05:00Christine said:How do you always come up with thes...Christine said:<BR/><BR/><I>How do you always come up with these terrific posts? They get me choked up every time. </I><BR/><BR/>Oh, thank you Christine.<BR/><BR/>I'm just...well...I dunno. Angsty.<BR/><BR/>(whine) I wanna be light and write funny short stuff. I wanna write fluff. (/whine)<BR/><BR/>It is not to be.Cassondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215682018033681470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-9980307761217500462008-01-18T17:20:00.000-05:002008-01-18T17:20:00.000-05:00Cassondra, that's exactly what SD is all about--th...Cassondra, that's exactly what SD is all about--the image you have of yourself and how it can be shaped by others. Even Sebastian had this image of himself as irresponsible and uncaring, because everyone told him so. It was Gemma taking a different view of him that became the catalyst to changing his ways and becoming the man he was destined to be.<BR/><BR/>How do you always come up with these terrific posts? They get me choked up every time.Christine Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260589566405262159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-21826220204403367482008-01-18T17:18:00.000-05:002008-01-18T17:18:00.000-05:00alissa said: I am small, really small, an adult of...alissa said:<BR/><BR/><I> I am small, really small, an adult of 4'9" and am an assistant D.A.</I><BR/><BR/>WOOOOT! You get the misperception award for the day thus far!<BR/><BR/>Of course they thought you'd cave. <BR/><BR/>What's that saying? It's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog? <BR/><BR/>Yup. <BR/><BR/>You go, girl. Strut around that courtroom like the woman of steel you are!Cassondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215682018033681470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-84330776823545102762008-01-18T17:15:00.001-05:002008-01-18T17:15:00.001-05:00Christine said:As a writer I like to use people's ...Christine said:<BR/><BR/><I>As a writer I like to use people's assumptions and misconceptions to trick them into believing what they want to believe, then turn that on its head. I did that (hopefully) in Scandal's Daughter. It was fun hearing from everyone who read it that they didn't see the 'twist' coming. </I><BR/><BR/>Christine, Scandal's Daughter is a FABULOUS example. Not only of the heroine's thinking the hero was so wrong for her, but in exactly that twist of which you speak. <BR/><BR/>And it's such an interesting multi-layered book when we speak of misperceptions. Even the heroine was taught to perceive HERSELF in a certain way, and was convinced that others perceived her in that way...but what do you know...all turned on its head. <BR/><BR/>In Scandal's Daughter, almost everything that happens is based on a misperception of some kind. Brilliant! <BR/><BR/>Devils aren't we, as writers, for making such use of universal human tendencies--such as the tendency to jump to conclusions? (evil grin)Cassondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215682018033681470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-59910279866352891422008-01-18T17:15:00.000-05:002008-01-18T17:15:00.000-05:00Yeah, Alissa! I have a friend who's like you - 4'...Yeah, Alissa! I have a friend who's like you - 4'9" - she's a hardworking Mom to two and she doesn't take lip from anyone either. You GO girl!Jeanne (AKA The Duchesse)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03492480881584553111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-3082888068303406192008-01-18T17:04:00.000-05:002008-01-18T17:04:00.000-05:00A great post today which is so heartfelt and warm....A great post today which is so heartfelt and warm. I appreciated the entire story. Perceptions sometimes are what lead us astray. I am small, really small, an adult of 4'9" and am an assistant D.A. I strut around and make myself visible and am successful and won't take nonsense from anyone. When I started this job everyone thought that I would cave. I won the rookie award and am still here. So there!alissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04172801006934065587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-47794569315817762092008-01-18T16:48:00.000-05:002008-01-18T16:48:00.000-05:00Cassondra your talent and passion just can't go un...Cassondra your talent and passion just can't go undiscovered much longer. What a fantastic post. Your Steve looks like a real sweetie and I hate to think of him having to put down such a wonderful pet.<BR/><BR/>As a writer I like to use people's assumptions and misconceptions to trick them into believing what they want to believe, then turn that on its head. I did that (hopefully) in Scandal's Daughter. It was fun hearing from everyone who read it that they didn't see the 'twist' coming.<BR/><BR/>Fedora, this is becoming a habit! Looks like the GR wants to roost with you a while.Christine Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260589566405262159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-53459542133886697752008-01-18T16:46:00.000-05:002008-01-18T16:46:00.000-05:00Cassondra, you crack me up, you and Gillian and th...Cassondra, you crack me up, you and Gillian and the paint. Being a Sagittarius, I'll paint it one day, and if I don't like it repaint it the next. Ha! Very little angst over paint choices, but settle down? Hmmmm more difficult.<BR/><BR/>Had to LOL about the comments about the big guys keeling over. My midwife, who delivered my first child, took me aside before labor and delivery to ask if my DH was squeamish. She said, "Big guys faint a lot, I've found, and I'm going to be worrying about the baby, not him. If he goes down, he's gonna hit the floor, you get that, right?" (My DH is 6'3")<BR/><BR/>Heehee. I laughed till I cried. Partly because of one of those misconceptions. My DH is a very mild mannered guy, quiet, kinda studious, an accountant. Even I, perceptive person that I am (SNORK with laughter here all you want), TOTALLY underestimated him. I love sports. I remember Rosey, and his needlepoint, Ickey, Sweetness, and the Iron Curtain. Actually, I guess I should say I love football! Ha! The DH, well, he just don't look like he'd be that athletic, you know? Accountant. Grey hair. Glasses.<BR/><BR/>Snork some more here because he played football, basketball, baseball, and (drum roll)rugby. Heck, he STILL plays four-on-four no ref basketball. In college hauled furniture, did night watch stuff, and once chased down a burglar. So, when the midwife asked about him keeling over I told her about the rugby. <BR/><BR/>She laughed too.Jeanne (AKA The Duchesse)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03492480881584553111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-87547575287582298842008-01-18T15:55:00.000-05:002008-01-18T15:55:00.000-05:00Oh, and gillian:Oh, dear Lord, Cassondra, I AM a L...Oh, and gillian:<BR/><BR/><I>Oh, dear Lord, Cassondra, I AM a Libra! October 18th. </I><BR/><BR/>I've got another secret. It took me YEARS to realize it. <BR/><BR/>They won't stop making paint. You can paint over the bloody stuff. Honest. IT won't make the room that much smaller. I know, I know, it'll cost some money. But it's not worth the angst. Go for COLOR BABY. Go for it.<BR/><BR/>I swear it took me years to get there. YEARS.Cassondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420982030156788059noreply@blogger.com