Josh’s Comments (group member since Jun 17, 2010)

Josh’s comments from the Q&A with Josh Lanyon group.

Yes! Because a monopoly is always better for everyone!
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There are still free downloads available for The Dickens with Love. Just follow the instructions on the Advent Calendar. :-)

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I immediately thought of Antonella celebrating with cake. :-D
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Jordan wrote: "Josh wrote: "Also a bonus Thing I Love.

You can buy almost anything on line. :-D"

I love this, but it's also very dangerous for my wallet. LOL"

TRUTH.

Jordan wrote: "Josh wrote: "As part of our commitment to supporting our community of readers and authors, we are currently investigating a small number of bad actors who have attempted a reviews-based extortion s..."

Seriously! When I signed in to GR, that was the banner message across the front page.

I mean...as extortion victims go, authors are probably terrible targets. Not only do most of them not earn enough to make it worth a blackmailer's time, they tend to be smart enough to go straight to the authorities.

Jordan wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Finally finished reading the book! This one I truly savored! :-)

Those candidates for the job interview! OMG they were hilarious. And now I'm extremely interested what will become ..."

Jordan, I love that you wrote something based on The Highway Man!

Jordan wrote: "Josh wrote: "SamSpayedPI wrote: "I'm finally getting the furniture for my porch delivered today.

Not that I don't love my hammock, but it's sometimes a little more difficult to get in to (and out..."

It was very...refreshing. ;-D

Jordan wrote: "I’ve now got two questions. One is about Andi. I want to know why she’s even dating a mortal if she feels so strongly about not telling him about craft and also about lying to him. I can sorta see ..."

One thing that changed was I set out to write something light and funny--and the books just didn't go that way. I mean, they *are*funny in some ways, but there's an emotional core that turned out to be much darker than I had originally intended.

Also the world was so much bigger and more complicated than my original vision--it had so much more potential, too much to cover in the original three books.

I knew by book 2 that it was probably going to be a series and not a trilogy, but I didn't want to commit to that until I'd worked through the third book. Then I knew for sure there was a lot more to explore--that I wanted to explore.

The best thing about today?

A sudden drop in temperature. It was so cool and breezy last night I was able to leave the windows open. Today was a mild 80-something. Gorgeous.

And it's supposed to remain coolish until next Wednesday. Not that I believe that. Not after an entire summer of triple digit days and nights.

Alison wrote: "Antonella wrote: "I've seen again the doe under the bridge near my house, and this time both of the two fawns! They are getting bigger and loosing their stripes.

I'm glad that also the second fawn..."

I love quails! We used to have them at the old house. They would line up on the wooden fence and stare in at us through the glass door. :-D

SamSpayedPI wrote: "I'm finally getting the furniture for my porch delivered today.

Not that I don't love my hammock, but it's sometimes a little more difficult to get in to (and out of!) than I'm in the mood for. A..."

I bought a "hammock" for the pool--I cannot tell you how many times I've dunked myself face first on that thing. :-D

Also a bonus Thing I Love.

You can buy almost anything on line. :-D

1 - Swimming. The seasonal clock is ticking, so every swim feels more precious than the last.

2 - Turning off the news. I'd fallen back into my bad habit of leaving the news on during the day and my anxiety and depression ratcheted up accordingly--and understandably, given the state of the world.

3 - Sun hats

4 - Peonies

5 - Coffee table books. I had also fallen into the habit of playing Candy Crush etc. in the evenings before dinner (while listening to the super depressing and demoralizing news) and I've switched the electronics out for gorgeous art books that I've barely looked at in years. It's surprisingly calming.

Jordan wrote: "Josh wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Jordan wrote: "3. Playing board games again! It's odd, I have only a few friends who enjoy board games where I live so we don't ever play them. But my dad likes to play..."

Has anyone here played something called Wingspan?

I'm thinking of buying it for one of my sisters. :-)

I'm enjoying taking a few minutes to catch up with you all by reading your summer adventures. :-)

Anne wrote: "This weekend I have been at a friends cabin in the mountains,picking blueberries and cloudberries. I guess Johanna knows what they are? They are quite sought after and often hard to find, but this ..."

Johanna definitely knows! She brought me Cloudberry liqueur on her last visit. You can guess how that went! :-D We had fun experimenting with cocktails.

Marge wrote: "My friend who loves all animals (More than people, I think), has been feeding a possum for about a year, when it was a baby. A raccoon has been coming around for the past several months, and she fi..."

YIKES

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Johanna wrote: "Josh wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Josh wrote: "1 - Air conditioning. The temps here have been in the triple digits for WEEKS. That kind of heat--blazing hot, crackling dry heat--is really draining. It d..."

It seems not! The yard is full of hummingbirds. They've been asking for you! ;-D

Clary wrote: "1. Senators Ossoff and Warnock of Georgia. Love them. My son helped them get elected. Very proud of him.

2. Powerful storms that don't do lasting damage. We had a big storm late at night last week..."

This is such a great list!

EXCEPT THE MANGO SMOOTHIES.

I don't understand mangos. WHY? We already have oranges. ;-D