The Cloak of Invisibility

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

I think you need a Phil the Fish!.

Oh hello Phil.

[Patti (baconater)]

Phish

[Philip]

When I said, "Am I missing something?" I hasten to add that I was not being anatomical.

[Patti (baconater)]

Good, cuz I'd hate to have to check.

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Ummm I think we could let Phil do that himself!

[Philip]

Gingerlily (or Cyberlily..) wrote: "Ummm I think we could let Phil do that himself!"

That's easy for you to say! You want to try and find anything in this cloak.

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Well how about you take the cloak off for checking purp[oses.

[Philip]

Gingerlily (or Cyberlily..) wrote: "Well how about you take the cloak off for checking purp[oses."

Oh no you don't, I've been caught like that before!

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

What - you think someone might actually see you? And maybe talk to you. Or even, horror of horrors, buy your book?

[Philip]

Gingerlily (or Cyberlily..) wrote: "What - you think someone might actually see you? And maybe talk to you. Or even, horror of horrors, buy your book?"

It seems unlikely, I agree GL, but it does happen. I think people should be warned.

[Patti (baconater)]

Wait just a minute.

Phil has a book???

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Two actually!

[Patti (baconater)]

No way!

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

And I think he's writing another. I wonder if they are any good.

[Philip]

Doubt it ;-)

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Nah - if they were I would have reviewed them.

[Jay-me (Janet)]

Perhaps they are invisible? Otherwise someone might have seen them before now. Or perhaps they are mythological. Like kingfishers.

[Philip]

Jay-me (Janet) ~plum chutney is best~ wrote: "Perhaps they are invisible? Otherwise someone might have seen them before now. Or perhaps they are mythological. Like kingfishers."

Kingfishers? You mean Kate, do you?

[Jay-me (Janet)]

Philip wrote: "Jay-me (Janet) ~plum chutney is best~ wrote: "Perhaps they are invisible? Otherwise someone might have seen them before now. Or perhaps they are mythological. Like kingfishers."

Kingfishers? You mean Kate, do you?"

Who?

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Oh now I am confused...

[Philip]

Gingerlily (or Cyberlily..) wrote: "Oh now I am confused..."

You see this is where trying to be clever gets me. Think Middleton.

[Jay-me (Janet)]

Philip wrote: "Gingerlily (or Cyberlily..) wrote: "Oh now I am confused..."

You see this is where trying to be clever gets me. Think Middleton."

Ignite???

[Philip]

Jay-me (Janet) ~plum chutney is best~ wrote: "Philip wrote: "Gingerlily (or Cyberlily..) wrote: "Oh now I am confused..."

You see this is where trying to be clever gets me. Think Middleton."

Ignite???"

I was thinking more of Pippa's sister ;-)

[Philip]

Now I see where I've been going wrong! I could have sworn (well, I often do) that I took this off, but I've obviously been wearing it all the time ;-)

[Andrew]

I had a week in late August where I must have taken my invisibility cloak off due to the nice weather, otherwise I certainly seem to have been wearing it for about six months now :)

[Philip]

Andrew wrote: "I had a week in late August where I must have taken my invisibility cloak off due to the nice weather, otherwise I certainly seem to have been wearing it for about six months now :)"

It's tempting to say "who said that", but I won't. Glad you had at least a week in the sun, Andrew ;-)

[Andrew]

Hehe - I wouldn't have held it against you ;)

I think I'm mostly suffering from only having one book out there. Those that have read it are over it, even if they enjoyed it, and those that haven't bought it already are unlikely to suddenly change their minds after six months.

I'm sure if I released a new book, I'd be thoroughly visible for a good eight hours ;)

[Philip]

Andrew wrote: "Hehe - I wouldn't have held it against you ;)

I think I'm mostly suffering from only having one book out there. Those that have read it are over it, even if they enjoyed it, and those that haven't..."

From experience, it does help to have more than one book, if only because it gives you something else to obsess over on the Amazon Sales information and another page to visit in the forlorn hope that someone might have left a heartening review (you can tell the sort of mood I'm in I guess)

[Andrew]

I'm getting the impression you're in a very similar mood to my own!

Especially as I'm currently facing some challenging barriers to getting a second book out of the door...

[Philip]

Andrew wrote: "I'm getting the impression you're in a very similar mood to my own!

Especially as I'm currently facing some challenging barriers to getting a second book out of the door..."

I got my third book out of the door recently. Unfortunately, I hadn't spotted the 30,000 ft. drop on the other side ;-)

[Andrew]

Ouch!

I'm assuming my Casanova translation will reach a decent audience on the strength of the original author's name, rather than my own. I doubt my name will even be on the cover :)

[Philip]

Andrew wrote: "Ouch!

I'm assuming my Casanova translation will reach a decent audience on the strength of the original author's name, rather than my own. I doubt my name will even be on the cover :)"

Good luck with it, Andrew.

[Geoff (G. Robbins) (merda constat variat altitudo)]

I caught this thread out of the corner of my eye, again. It's like the Flying Dutchman of threads.

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Yeah, and the posts seem to shimmer and fade when you try to read them...

[Pat ()]

Bit like me then

[Philip]

Pat (Scorpio) wrote: "Bit like me then"

It's more like the Mary Celeste, more often than not there's only me here, and I'm not even sure about that.

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

I reckon you need to be more upfront and assertive... wait, who am I talking to? I'm sure there was someone there a moment ago...

[Philip]

Gingerlily (or Cyberlily..) wrote: "I reckon you need to be more upfront and assertive... wait, who am I talking to? I'm sure there was someone there a moment ago..."

I rang up about an assertiveness course once, but the line was engaged and I didn't want to bother them.

[Jay-me (Janet)]

Philip wrote: "
It's more like the Mary Celeste, more often than not there's only me here, and I'm not even sure about that."


No I'm here a lot of the time. I have my hibernation quarters set out in here. I'll probably stop here for the duration.

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

If you turn out all the odd corners here, there might be quite a crowd. But they'll all be people who hate crowds...

[Nicola]

Exactly right, Gingerlily. I hate crowds. I hang around in this invisibility thread quite often.

My mum used to say that I should be seen and not heard. But not seen or heard? That might make me weird ...

[Patti (baconater)]

Told Dave about this thread last night.

He reckons I need a 'not backward in coming forward' thread.

No idea what he meant by that. :)

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

I do heheheheheheh!

[Philip]

I think it's on a par with 'putting your puddings out for treacle'

[Patti (baconater)]

I have never put my puddings out for anything!

[Philip]

Patti (Migrating Coconut) wrote: "I have never put my puddings out for anything!"

A likely story ;-)

[Patti (baconater)]

Well, there was that one time...

I'll spare you the details.

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Thats not like you Patti...

[Philip]

Despite the rumours to the contrary, I am still here you know!

[Patti (baconater)]

Where?