Jonathan’s Comments (group member since Mar 05, 2009)

Jonathan’s comments from the fiction files redux group.

. . . oh, and btw, thanks my lovely friends for the amazon and goodreads reviews!

. . . ha! . . . how about "the sweet-potato pie quilting club," something like that?

. . . here's how i arrived at the potty talk . . . i couldn't risk this book being mawkish or hallmarkish . . . a father with two dead children and a kid with a terminal crippling disease, well, that could be like shooting fish in a barrel . . . i wanted to show these characters warts and all, and paint the least sympathetic portrait of them that i could--especially near the beginning . . . i'm not sure if there's any potty talk after the first 100 pages . . . anyway, that's how it came to exist in the context of the novel . . .

. . . the women readers i talk to understand implicitly that the flippant variety of misogyny practiced by ben and trev is thinly veiled insecurity and fear . . .duh! . . . there's a lot JW doesn't understand about masculinity in crisis . . . her comments piss me off because she's basically calling me a chauvinist pig, which i don't think is the case . . .

. . . ha! i only know one person in milwaukee, so thank heavens my wonderful chicago friends are making the trek . . . had i known this three months ago, i would've booked my off-day in milwaukee the next day!

. . . miss all you guys, and can;t wait for next year!!!

thanks, patty!

. . . hey, does anyone remember the deal with motor homes . . . can i park mine on the premises, so i can leave the dogs in it?

. . . the chart, rules, kerry! . . . now, if somebody could devise a royalty statement that was half as clear and cogent . . .

. . . i will be there on the 23rd, hopefully staying until the morning of the 28th, hopefully . . . my nephew buddy gets married that afternoon on bainbridge . . . i gotta figure out the dogs . . . i might bring the suburban and find some shade to park in, and let them sleep in there there at night, and hang out there during the day . . .

REM is the answer!. . . you'll appreciate this, adrian:

http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/cp...

. . . james conway's financial thriller "the last deal" was unputdownable . . .could that be because mr. conway is none other than our own JPO? ssssh! it's a secret!


. . . jim lynch's "truth like the son" gripped me good. . . political intrigue in world's fair seattle . . .

. . . most likely will have no choice but to bring dogs, who can stay in moho . . . also, i have a conference for two days in the middle, which happens to be in eastern washington, so that part works out okay . . . lauren and owen can stay and maybe i'll just bring moho to eastern washington with dogs . . . oh god, i don't know, it's all so confusing right now, but rest assured i'll be there, and the hug shop will be open 24/7 . . . i really need the slow down time badly, and can't wait to be sitting around a table with you all . . .

hells yeah!

yeah, mary!!!

. . . this is too awesome! . . . destiny, sir!

. . . re: financials, i can pay more than my share, and as patrick said, i could invite some old friends into the fold to defray costs as well . . .

. . .you guys have never heard the expression aggro? . . . big with the skateboarding set in the early 80s . . .

. . . i'm leaning toward one rental place . . . i want all my family together!

. . . you're sweet, ker bear, thanks for sharing the love . . .