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

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

DATELINE.

This has become an evening ritual for me and the SO. It's a sad statement that watching people murder each other seems less frightening now days than the lurking pandemic.

Mymymble wrote: "We found the old Wii u clearing out the attic and now I have started Zelda Twilight Princess. 👸"

hahahahaha

SamSpayedPI wrote: "Antonella wrote: "Here how to make the perfect mango lassi according to the «Guardian». Mango lassis are one of my favourite things in the world."

Yum, and I've got all of the ingredients -- but n..."

What the heck is happening with your blenders!!?? LOL What are those fiends doing with the jars?

Love is a funny thing. You find it when you aren't looking for it and you lose it when you've become comfortable with it.

Love's Last Chance, Krandall Kraus

(I'm not sure if I actually ever read this or not--the SO has been bringing me boxes of books from storage, and I found this.)

Karen wrote: "And he owned a lot of books, although just now and then, when it got dark and the shelves loomed over him, he got the feeling that they owned him.

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Oh that looks good!

1 - Walking with my sisters yesterday. Obviously we're wearing masks, preserving social distancing, and know the other two have been in isolation for the past month. It was so great to be together for a few hours.

2 - Taking a mental health month. It's been very weird not having any looming deadlines for WEEKS, but my stress level has slowly, steadily been dropping.

(Of course, when time comes to pay my bills, it will skyrocket again, but one thing at a time. :-D )

3 - Merry-Go-Round horses

4 - Sorting, organizing, discarding... Life's underrated pleasures. Also hugely needed given that I was eating freshly-made chicken salad yesterday, thought it tasted a bit off, checked the mayonnaise jar, and saw it was OVER A YEAR OUT OF DATE.

5 - The little elf doors we just hung on trees in the front yard. :-D

Kirsten wrote: "Josh wrote: "...other people--especially people of color...or, no, it's probably as much about class as color..."

I disagree with you here, Josh. Not to get too political, but the reason there's s..."

I do absolutely agree that racism plays a role, but class warfare is the bigger driver globally.

Just a quick note that Smashwords big 60% sale ends on the 31st of this month.

https://www.smashwords.com/shelves/pr...

Most of my self-published stuff (which is most of my backlist now) is up for 60% off.

ALSO Secret at Skull House goes into Kindle Unlimited at the end of this weekend, so if you don't buy through Amazon, this is your five-minute warning.

Brenda wrote: "Karen wrote: "I appreciated the reason for Jack's withdrawal. It was so very human."

I did too!!! It was very refreshing and very self-aware. But that's going to cause an issue for me in the next ..."

It's the old Be Careful What You Wish For.

Averin wrote: "Poor Ellery, when his period piece became a comedy."

LOL

Antonella wrote: "A site where you can hear the sound of old things:
https://www.conservethesound.de

For example a writer might look for the sound of her/his old typewriter Olivetti Lettera 44, which by the way was..."

That is one of the coolest things I've ever seen!

I think what is disturbing is the inescapable understanding that for a certain portion of the earth's population, other people--especially people of color...or, no, it's probably as much about class as color--are expendable. That the economy really IS more important than all these people.

After all, there is a never-ending supply of poor people, while one's financial well-being is much more fragile and finite.

And the ridiculous part is so many of the ignoramuses who buy into that scenario--the people getting out there with their maga hats and automatic weapons, the folks who aspire to the moneyed class--don't get that *they* are every bit as expendable to their financial masters.

But then the puppet never sees the strings moving overhead.

Finally catching up on a STUFFED in-box.

I'm hoping this is a sign my attention span is steadying again.

Alison wrote: "Lovely list, Josh. It's springtime! :)"

It is! And it finally feels like it. ;-)

SamSpayedPI wrote: "I just finished The House in the Cerulean Sea which I thought was excellent. It's not the typical "T.J. Klune." It's a clean romance (a bit of kissing) that reads a..."

LOL <3 <3 <3

Antonella wrote: "KC wrote: "Josh wrote: "KC wrote: "Gregory Ashe started today a serialized free novel, a chapter per day, for which you can sign up here: https://bit.ly/qsarchive"

For now i'm archiving the chapte..."

Perfect. I went today to get those first chapters and saw they were missing. Happily I didn't delete all the rest of them as I started to do! :-D

Jordan wrote: "Hadn’t thought about voting by mail... that’s... yeah... he would do that... sigh..."

Personally, I think AFTER the election, there would be a miraculous bailout for the Post Office, one that involves making it entirely privatized, I don't doubt.

Philipp wrote: "I agree with the others that it is hard to put down. The two mysteries and how they are connected is gripping. But what I really want to know is why Jack stopped contacting Ellery after the date. A..."

There are a lot of possibilities for humor with this series. Not fall-on-the-floor-laughing humor, but just quirky, funny stuff. ;-D

Johanna wrote: "Loretta wrote: "I always love Josh's books, but something about this one just struck my fancy. I couldn't put it down, and then I put it down at the exciting part because I wanted to make it last l..."

Cold case mysteries are pretty much my favorite. :-D

Ije the Devourer of Books wrote: "Josh wrote: "General news.

New book out! YAY. Secret at Skull House is live everywhere but Kobo. I'm not going to bother with Kobo for now. Too many problems with them on numerous fronts.

Everyth..."

It goes against the Superwoman model, doesn't it?

But yes, these last few weeks have been filled with reflection and realizations. My default is work, but that's partly because work is comfortable and a good way to avoid thinking about uncomfortable things. Like what I want out of the rest of my life.