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

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

SamSpayedPI wrote: "Jordan wrote: "Also, I Googled Lewis Chessmen to find out they are a real thing."

Me too; I didn't remember them mentioned anywhere in the Harry Potter series. What book were they in?

I ..."

Yeah. I was so excited (and horrified) when I saw the direction Dal's story was going. I read about the Iolaire in college (there are a number of folk songs about it) and not being able to get it out of my mind for days.

Brenda wrote: "Jordan wrote: "Oh wow. I was nearly in tears at the end! Such an emotional story. I wasn’t expecting that storyto have originated within his own family. And now I’m curious to know who moves where ..."

Those letters, yes. And it's so accurate. The honesty and beauty--there's almost a journalesque quality to old letters. I was thinking this reading WW2 letters for The Monuments Men Murders.

Lillian wrote: "A Country for Old Men: OMG this was so good. Beautiful, lyrical and heartbreaking. So many tears."

Isn't it? I so agree.

Mymymble wrote: "KC wrote: "Jordan wrote: "I was curious to know how old Carl was and ..."

It's mentioned that Carl is a teenager, so probably he's around 17? That's how I pictured him, at least. And he probably g..."

TWO YEARS LATER.

Oh my God. That's so funny.

KC wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Oh, and I really, REALLY want to visit Montreal now. Even more than before!"

If you do, I recommend a slight detour on the way *hint-hint* :-)"

Hey, that's how I did it, and it was one of the highlights of my trip. ;-D

Jordan wrote: "I’m too goody two-shoes for Blind Man’s Bluff. My first thought is that, as teachers, they should know better than to break into places that don’t belong to them. Would they tell their students to ..."

LOL I struggled with a couple of things too (as a former teacher) but I think that's kind of the point--these guys have a learning curve of their own. ;-)

SamSpayedPI wrote: "Barbra wrote: "Johanna wrote: "I just finished LB Gregg's story last night. I love her.
Even though the story is intense, she adds the funny
dialogue that lightens it up. :-)"

I'm finally back t..."

Oh my gosh, Dal's story is so haunting and so gorgeous.

Barbra wrote: "Johanna wrote: "SamSpayedPI wrote: "I read the first three right away but I'm really struggling with Blind Man's Bluff by L.B. Gregg. It's really scary! Entree to Murder ([author:N..."

Yes! I agree. She's so great at capturing humor in even the most fraught of situations. It's kind of like when you know you MUST NOT LAUGH but you just can't help it--in fact, knowing you cannot laugh, makes it funnier. She does that brilliantly.

Johanna wrote: "Sorry for posting again, but Josh's story left me thinking why I both love and hate making art. How you burn with this passion, the NEED to make art, to lose yourself in making it, but how on the o..."

Ha. Nice observation!

KC wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Also, I owe an apology to Oliver. But I totally blame Josh for that! :-D"

LOL, I owe an apology to Oliver too... :-)"

hahahahaha

Johanna wrote: "A few more fun links related to Stranger in the House:

The hotel Chateau Versailles where Miles was staying:
https://www.guestreservations.com/cha......"

I love when you guys share these links! I do often think the research is the very best part of writing.

Johanna wrote: "Also, I owe an apology to Oliver. But I totally blame Josh for that! :-D"

LOL

Johanna wrote: "Oh, and I really, REALLY want to visit Montreal now. Even more than before!"

Thank you for those lovely, lovely words. I'm so glad you enjoyed the story. And if I could even partially capture the magical, fairytale quality of Montreal, then I'm happy.

Jordan wrote: "That’s interesting. Nicole’s was a bit creepy toward the end, but that’s about it for me. I’m about to finish SC Wynne’s, then moving on to the fourth.

So far I’m really liking these! I’m writing..."

Nicole's story is the perfect kickoff to the best type of contemporary cozy mystery series. :-D I mean, it even had a SECRET TUNNEL which is an automatic gold star in my opinion. :-D

SamSpayedPI wrote: "I read the first three right away but I'm really struggling with Blind Man's Bluff by L.B. Gregg. It's really scary! Entree to Murder (Nicole Kimberling was a litt..."

I think that's so great! I think she did a wonderful job of capturing that dead mall. So creepy. So effective.

Now that I finally have a little breathing room I am hoping I can see The Avengers! I'm just praying it hasn't left all our local theaters.

KC wrote: "Started watching Murder Mystery, with Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler. Good so far! And Terence Stamp (from Priscilla) plays a small but important role."

I thought that was very well done. I kept thinking... This is not my kind of thing... but we watched all the way through and I did end up actually really enjoying it. It had some quite funny lines.

Susan wrote: "Josh wrote: "Susan wrote: "TBTAT is I have a friend visiting from Vermont. Tonight we are going to see a Broadway play, the Book of Mormon. Can't wait!"

How did you like it??"

Not as much as I an..."

That sounds like a terrific evening, even if the musical didn't quite live up to expectation.

Ame wrote: "Oh, prison/jail philosophy! It is one of my interests, how to rehabilitate people. I personally think the prison system in USA is awful and breaks all kinds of human rights. In my opinion and this ..."

It is awful. It's ridiculous.

Antonella wrote: "I don't know exactly what to put here, anyway:

What would have been Primo Levi’s 100th birthday in July will be celebrated around the world. In particularly in New York with many eve..."

Oh! Interesting.