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[Antonella]

Hey, no problem. And you didn't snap at all!

[Varecia]

Anne wrote: "The parts we bring to this place are real and important and us but there are other parts we don't see until we meet in person and some we will never meet. And so the picture isn't complete but still real. And I love the parts that I see and am content with that."

Again Anne expressed perfectly the way I feel. I think this group is as close as you can come to "know" someone on social media, but in the end it is still more your idea about another person than their true selfs (whatever that may be). So I found it kind of appropriate, that Josh came out with Murder in Pastel! :-)

[Johanna]

Antonella wrote: "Hey, no problem. And you didn't snap at all!"

Hugs coming your way. :-)

[Johanna]

Varecia wrote: "So I found it kind of appropriate, that Josh came out with Murder in Pastel! :-)"

Exactly what I thought. That it was "very Josh" to drop the veil with a clue like that. To let his readers unravel the mystery. And at the same time giving them a surprise gift in form of a lovely book. :-)

[Antonella]

Johanna wrote: "Exactly what I thought. That it was "very Josh" to drop the veil with a clue like that. To let his readers unravel the mystery. And at the same time giving them a surprise gift in form of a lovely book. :-)"

Very Josh and very clever.

[Antonella]

Johanna wrote: "Antonella wrote: "Hey, no problem. And you didn't snap at all!"

Hugs coming your way. :-)"

Thank you, hugs from people I like are always welcome.

[Carlita]

I must say, I'm disappointed in one thing.

[KC]

Karen wrote: "Another one of my rambles, out on a limb here a bit...
Thanks for the update, Johanna. And thanks for the additional note, Jo..."

Made me sad to read that this has made you sad, even if for a bit (i hope by now you are less sad, and hopefully not at all). And i wanted to share something about this particular point, about really feeling what someone who is part of a minority feels. I fell in love with Josh's writing in Fatal Shadows (and i confess that for a long time I was rather wishing a bit that Josh was Adrien or vice versa, just because I love Adrien so much, and well, I wanted this character to exist even more); but the deepest connection was forged for me in A Dangerous Thing when Adrien "ponders" the way cops address him (avoiding spoilers here) and it was as if someone reached into my heart and soul and knew - absolutely knew - what it's like. A small but powerful moment. So I felt then that Josh, whoever that person was, was amazingly insightful and sensitive. I think in general, we all have things that we feel nobody would understand exactly, and we might wish they would, and sometimes they do, and it's magical. And real. So anyway. Long day. Hopefully some of this makes sense. Hugs, Karen :-)

[Carlita]

Sorry. I got side tracked and didn't mean so send that without this:
Guess Josh is not a 38ish, black-haired Irishman.

It was supposed to be a joke.

[Carlita]

I'm happy for her. She's made her peace with this and can grow in the directions she chooses. ❤️

[KC]

Carlita wrote: "I must say, I'm disappointed in one thing."

That there aren't even more new books to read? ;-)

[Carlita]

KC. Lol

[Carlita]

... But, I'm kinda embarrassed. This is why I don't do funny much.

[Karen]

KC wrote: "...I think in general, we all have things that we feel nobody would understand exactly, and we might wish they would, and sometimes they do, and it's magical. And real."

Yes, it's makes sense and it's a lovely way to think of things. It made me smile, and I agree especially with this part of what you say, which is so very well said. Thank you.

[Johanna]

Carlita wrote: "Sorry. I got side tracked and didn't mean so send that without this:
Guess Josh is not a 38ish, black-haired Irishman.

It was supposed to be a joke."

LOL, Carlita. It took me a while to get use to the idea that Josh doesn't actually look like a handsome mix of Adrien and Kit. Hmmm... Although she does use those sexy reading glasses (just like Kit does). ;-)

[Carlita]

Thanks. ❤️

[Karan]

Sammie wrote: ". I liked the idea that some of my favorite m/m was written by a gay man, it made me feel like romance crosses gender construct, like deep down we are the same. or connected. .."

For what it is worth, Sammie, I would like to tell you that one of the things I enjoy most about Josh's work is that what she writes and the voice she uses reminds me very much of my brother. He was a wonderfully romantic gay man. Once, while lamenting a break up he told me that it wasn't sex he missed. He had a lot of friends. He could have all the sex he wanted. What he missed was having some one to love him, to be there for him when he came home at night. All humans are different and yet connected just the same. :) As for my brother, to give you more a picture of him, he loved music, the symphony, and art. Yet he was just as much in love with fast cars and at times he worked for the government. He worked on secret stuff. Lol. He went to work for a time with a briefcase handcuffed to his wrist with a gun in his coat. Not too unlike some of Josh's characters. :)

[Karen]

Sammie wrote: "thank you Karen to putting into words some of the mixed up stuff going through my head. I still love the books and Lanyon is still an auto-buy. I love this group (I am not much of a poster and my..."

It is well-expressed, and we've been pretty much on the same page in our thoughts. Thank you for sharing.

[Karen]

Karan wrote: "Sammie wrote: ". I liked the idea that some of my favorite m/m was written by a gay man, it made me feel like romance crosses gender construct, like deep down we are the same. or connected. .."

Fo..."

What a lovely post. What lovely memories to have of your brother, and (perhaps) somehow comforting to find correlation with Josh's characters.

[Sabine]

Interview with Josh. It's very interesting, please read it.

http://liveyourlifebuythebook.com/201...

[Goge]

I love the article! Allow me to copy/paste my post from Josh's fb:

Dear Josh, you are my auto-buy author ever since Adrien and his bookstore. I love, LOVE your work. It speaks in your name, what ever name you decide to use. It's your storytelling that speaks to me. Your gender is not a factor. Still my favorite author. All this noise is...just noise. Keep up the good work :-)!

[Varecia]

Sabine wrote: "Interview with Josh. It's very interesting, please read it.

http://liveyourlifebuythebook.com/201..."

Thank you for the link, Sabine!

The wave of condescending smugness I came across in various blog posts by male authors would indicate that it was a very good idea to opt for a male pen name. But I try to behave as Ije suggested in her wise post on the other thread and sit on my fingers - may the storm blow over soon...

[Johanna]

Sammie wrote: "thank you Karen to putting into words some of the mixed up stuff going through my head. I still love the books and Lanyon is still an auto-buy. I love this group (I am not much of a poster and my..."

You expressed yourself perfectly, Sammie.

And I must say, I love that you guys share your mixed feelings, your pondering here in Josh's living room, in the safe corner of internet universe. I admire your honesty. And your kind hearts.

Oh! And Sammie, write me a PM with your snail mail address in it — you were one of the Murder in Pastel print book winners in our surprise release party! :-)

[Johanna]

Varecia wrote: "The wave of condescending smugness I came across in various blog posts by male authors would indicate that it was a very good idea to opt for a male pen name. But I try to behave as Ije suggested in her wise post on the other thread and sit on my fingers - may the storm blow over soon..."

Oh dear. I've practically sat on my fingers for a few days now even though I haven't read any of those blog posts about this whole thing. I already feel upset enough (because of the online overreaction) and I'm truly scared that if I read any of that shit I'll start posting comments that I'll regret later on. *sits on her hands again*

[Johanna]

Varecia wrote: "The wave of condescending smugness I came across in various blog posts by male authors would indicate that it was a very good idea to opt for a male pen name. But I try to behave as Ije suggested in her wise post on the other thread and sit on my fingers - may the storm blow over soon..."

Yes, Ije's advice was an excellent one.

[KC]

Karan wrote: "Sammie wrote: ". I liked the idea that some of my favorite m/m was written by a gay man, it made me feel like romance crosses gender construct, like deep down we are the same. or connected. .."

Fo..."

Thank you for sharing this :-)

[Calathea]

Johanna wrote: "Oh dear. I've practically sat on my fingers for a few days now"

You keep on doing that. One only loses life time and energy in this kind of debates.

[Jordan]

Johanna wrote: "Varecia wrote: "The wave of condescending smugness I came across in various blog posts by male authors would indicate that it was a very good idea to opt for a male pen name. But I try to behave as..."

I went looking for those posts last night and all I got were ancient blog posts written by Josh from 2008. I was very curious to know what people were saying about Fanyons, ME, you know? Oh well. You're right, I'd better just sit on my hands and not read for fear I'd write things I'd regret too.

[Jordan]

Sabine wrote: "Interview with Josh. It's very interesting, please read it.

http://liveyourlifebuythebook.com/201..."

What a great Q&A! Thanks for sharing the link!

[Alison]

It's good we can talk to each other here, and I appreciate everyone's honesty, but yes, sitting on hands seems the way to go about the wider world. Like you say, Johanna, the overreaction is upsetting, but I certainly expect it will all be forgotten soon enough.

[Susan]

A new post from our Josh! :)

http://joshlanyon.blogspot.com/

[Johanna]

Susan wrote: "A new post from our Josh! :)

http://joshlanyon.blogspot.com/"

Thank you, Susan, for letting us know.

What a great blog post. Truly.

[Anne]

Jordan wrote: "Sabine wrote: "Interview with Josh. It's very interesting, please read it.

http://liveyourlifebuythebook.com/201..."

What a great Q&A! Thanks for sharing the link!"

This was a nice and instructive interview. I also liked the comments section, even if some people had misgivings, they were respectful about it (mostly, a few exceptions) and agreed to disagree, which is the adult way of going about everything.

[Sara]

Susan wrote: "A new post from our Josh! :)

http://joshlanyon.blogspot.com/"

Thanks for the link, Susan.

I'm finding it comforting that the blog posts still sound like Josh, and that every post I've read on here in the last couple of weeks with the open book and martini glass next to it still sounds like Josh. I know that she has said in her interactions with us she has always been herself, but I was imagining a shadowy figure at the office desk clicking away on the keyboard and gazing out of the window at a glitter-filled pool.... The figure is more defined now, but the words are the same. I can still hear Josh's voice. And the pool is still full of glitter - whose job was it to get that cleaned out?!?

[Anne]

Hambel wrote: "Susan wrote: "A new post from our Josh! :)

http://joshlanyon.blogspot.com/"

Thanks for the link, Susan.

I'm finding it comforting that the blog posts still sound like Josh, and that every post ..."

The picture and the personality still is the same, the pool too :)

I put the glitter in the pool, for sure someone else must remove it! I can't do all the work around here! ;)

[Johanna]

Hambel wrote: "I can still hear Josh's voice. And the pool is still full of glitter - whose job was it to get that cleaned out?!?"

Anne wrote: "I put the glitter in the pool, for sure someone else must remove it! I can't do all the work around here! ;)"

Luckily we still have a lot of time to clean up the pool before Josh comes back. And oh yes, Anne, you did work hard throwing all that glitter in there. Although I think Calathea helped a bit with the confetti, yes? :-)

So... who wants to help me take all the books out of the bookshelves to build a unicorn castle out of them for our sleepover?

[Anne]

Johanna wrote: "Hambel wrote: "I can still hear Josh's voice. And the pool is still full of glitter - whose job was it to get that cleaned out?!?"

Anne wrote: "I put the glitter in the pool, for sure someone else..."

Me me! *jumps up and down*

[KC]

Anne wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Hambel wrote: "I can still hear Josh's voice. And the pool is still full of glitter - whose job was it to get that cleaned out?!?"

Anne wrote: "I put the glitter in the pool, for s..."

Unicorn castle sleepover!!! Me too!

[Sara]

Moving books? Me, me, me!

[Calathea]

Johanna wrote: "Hambel wrote: "I can still hear Josh's voice. And the pool is still full of glitter - whose job was it to get that cleaned out?!?"

Anne wrote: "I put the glitter in the pool, for sure someone else..."

YES! Sleepover! I'll bring unicorn-cookies. :D :D :D

[Karen]

While certain dear friends are making a mess, uh decorating festively, this reminded me of a nice outcome of the reveal — photos of Josh's/Diana's after the unpacking. Like that wet bar with the counter cleared, well except for important ingredients. : ) Let's just be sure we have everything back in place...

http://dianakillian.blogspot.com/2015...

[Johanna]

Karen wrote: "While certain dear friends are making a mess, uh decorating festively, this reminded me of a nice outcome of the reveal — photos of Josh's/Diana's after the unpacking. Like that wet bar with the co..."

Heh. Yes, that Pimm's bottle made me smile when I saw these. :-)

Also, it's good to have those photos now when we've taken everything out of the bookshelves while re-decorating festively. :-D It's so much easier to put everything back to their places with the help of Diana Killian blog. :-)

[Johanna]

By the way, I love how the unicorn castle is shaping up, Anne, Hambel, KC and Calathea. And what a great idea to bring the porcelain dog here to guard the castle doorway!

Next we need all the mattresses, blankets and pillows we can find. Hmmm...

:-D

[Loretta]

Johanna wrote: "By the way, I love how the unicorn castle is shaping up, Anne, Hambel, KC and Calathea. And what a great idea to bring the porcelain dog here to guard the castle doorway!

Next we need all the matt..."

Oops, I keep getting distracted and reading the books after I take them off the shelves

[Varecia]

Loretta wrote: "Johanna wrote: "By the way, I love how the unicorn castle is shaping up, Anne, Hambel, KC and Calathea. And what a great idea to bring the porcelain dog here to guard the castle doorway!

Next we n..."

Oh yes, where are all those vintage mysteries Josh was talking about?!?

[Calathea]

Varecia wrote: "Loretta wrote: "Johanna wrote: "By the way, I love how the unicorn castle is shaping up, Anne, Hambel, KC and Calathea. And what a great idea to bring the porcelain dog here to guard the castle doo..."

Not telling.

*hides with a book and a flashlight under a blanket*

[Varecia]

Calathea wrote: "Varecia wrote: "Loretta wrote: "Johanna wrote: "By the way, I love how the unicorn castle is shaping up, Anne, Hambel, KC and Calathea. And what a great idea to bring the porcelain dog here to guar..."

YOUUUUU!!! We're supposed to share, no? And you cannot read hundreds of vintage mysteries at the same time, so hand me at least one, will you please????

;-)

[Calathea]

Varecia wrote: "Calathea wrote: "Varecia wrote: "Loretta wrote: "Johanna wrote: "By the way, I love how the unicorn castle is shaping up, Anne, Hambel, KC and Calathea. And what a great idea to bring the porcelain..."

You could come into the blanket tent? Bring chocolate?

[Varecia]

Calathea wrote: "Varecia wrote: "Calathea wrote: "Varecia wrote: "Loretta wrote: "Johanna wrote: "By the way, I love how the unicorn castle is shaping up, Anne, Hambel, KC and Calathea. And what a great idea to bri..."

Deal! Hope Josh will not mind sticky chocolate finger prints all over the books, what do you think?

[Johanna]

Varecia wrote: "Deal! Hope Josh will not mind sticky chocolate finger prints all over the books, what do you think?"

Oh LOL! No, I don't think Josh minds at all about minor things like that... ;-)